dagblog - Comments for "An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election" http://dagblog.com/link/extremely-detailed-map-2016-election-25675 Comments for "An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election" en the conversation continued http://dagblog.com/comment/255480#comment-255480 <a id="comment-255480"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/255463#comment-255463">both making good points:</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>the conversation continued and quite interestingly as we have a victimized minority identity group that was a new one on me: citizens of Wyoming:</p> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">You're flat-out saying that Wyoming doesn't deserve to have an equal voice at the state level because it has a smaller population than California. If that doesn't mean you think California deserves to rule over Wyoming, can you please explain what it does mean?</p> — J.G. Alt (@nycconservative) <a href="https://twitter.com/nycconservative/status/1022821087363522561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p>But ya know, that got me thinking about: majority rule. On all kinds of levels.</p> <p>One has to admit that the overwhelming redness of the map is quite shocking. And when I zoomed in on certain neighborhoods around the country that I know well enough, I was always kind of shocked where I found quilt-like patchworks of blue vs. red, especially in suburban areas.</p> </div></div></div> Sat, 28 Jul 2018 06:31:49 +0000 artappraiser comment 255480 at http://dagblog.com both making good points: http://dagblog.com/comment/255463#comment-255463 <a id="comment-255463"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/extremely-detailed-map-2016-election-25675">An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>both making good points:</p> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Except when it comes to population, money, businesses and institutions of higher learning <a href="https://t.co/gjMAGbiKqy">https://t.co/gjMAGbiKqy</a></p> — Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) <a href="https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/1022802704412930049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:49:34 +0000 artappraiser comment 255463 at http://dagblog.com