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[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

How many of the 40 million votes were in locked-in blue states?

Edit: this was an honest question, not some kind of gotcha

[–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 3 months ago

There's more than just president up for election.

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would wonder this too. Also is there even a point of voting in a blue locked state beside the chance that there's a huge surge in Republican voters? Like is there a difference between an area winning with 72% of the vote compared to 75% of the vote? Genuinely asking as I am a moron.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Illinois has Mary Miller and she's not that far away from Champaign county which is where UIUC is located.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not that many. Guess why they’re locked-in blue states.

[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Do you have a source? California is locked in blue, but also just has a huge population.