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struggle4progress

(118,280 posts) Mon Feb 25, 2019, 01:31 AM Feb 2019

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At least 50 percent approval in 17 states with just 102 Electoral College votes

... Gallup poll results published Friday show Trump has an approval rating of 50 percent or higher in 17 states, which together have just 102 of 538 Electoral College votes:

https://theweek.com/speedreads/825495/trump-least-50-percent-approval-17-states-together-have-just-102-electoral-college-votes

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At least 50 percent approval in 17 states with just 102 Electoral College votes (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2019 OP

. Fuzzpope Feb 2019 #1

Very telling about the economic status for those dark green states. littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #2

That's an average of 6 electoral votes per state DFW Feb 2019 #3

How many Electoral Votes are in the below 40% states? Patterson Feb 2019 #4

200 Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #7

Looks like fly-over states RainCaster Feb 2019 #5

States were the only news sources consist of... tenderfoot Feb 2019 #6

It's a crying shame that any state is over 40% Martin Eden Feb 2019 #8

Fuzzpope

(602 posts)

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Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 02:51 AM

Feb 2019

littlemissmartypants

(22,632 posts)

2. Very telling about the economic status for those dark green states.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 03:03 AM

Feb 2019

Tales of economic disparity is a voting block. I believe. What do y'all think?

Thanks for the post, struggle4progress.

DFW

(54,358 posts)

3. That's an average of 6 electoral votes per state

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 03:06 AM

Feb 2019

In other words, the fewer people a state has living in it, the more likely they are to vote for Trump.

They need to get out more.

Patterson

(1,529 posts)

4. How many Electoral Votes are in the below 40% states?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 03:12 AM

Feb 2019

Behind the Aegis

(53,952 posts)

7. 200

Reply to Patterson (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 04:51 AM

Feb 2019

Or 201 according to the twitter post.

RainCaster

(10,869 posts)

5. Looks like fly-over states

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 03:43 AM

Feb 2019

tenderfoot

(8,426 posts)

6. States were the only news sources consist of...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 04:40 AM

Feb 2019

Right wing/religious talk radio and Fox News. Shocking!

Martin Eden

(12,863 posts)

8. It's a crying shame that any state is over 40%

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:46 AM

Feb 2019

Racist fascist demagogue, pathological liar, malignant narcissist, treasonous tool of Vlad Putin!

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