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TheRealNorth

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Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:06 PM Nov 2019

It looks like Republicans lost ground in Eastern Kentucky too [View all]

In the NY Times county map, it looks like Dems won some counties in eastern KY with 20 pt swings. My impression is that these are your blue collar white counties. I know MSNBC has been focusing on the suburban counties, but I am wondering if there is some blue-collar counties that have traditionally been Democratic are coming back to the fold.

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They've never left. Chin music Nov 2019 #1
Precisely. dchill Nov 2019 #2
Yep blm Nov 2019 #3
My home county went 70% plus for Trump KentuckyWoman Nov 2019 #4
That was the most Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #5
Yup, Eastern Kentucky is coal country. OliverQ Nov 2019 #6
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