I'm aware of what it says and what it means. It certainly does not indicate, as dwer thinks, some sort of leftward shift. Nothing in the numbers do.
You and numbers and your interpretation of them doesn't have a great track record. And your cherry picking the map as some move to the right in general isn't supported either.
(And you provided the neato animation, I found the page on my own, thanks)
Irrelevant, since you posted my animation, not the NYTimes link. But you're welcome.
Yeah, state legislatures typically work out districts to be friendly to whoever's in power. I don't see how Obama performing extremely well in Democratic districts says a lot about the majority of the state, especially since the populations of said districts are basically even.Maybe Pennsylvania isn't really purple, but the Republicans underperformed.
*Swoosh* right over your head.
And there were states where the GOP improved, they still have a majority of governorships, etc. This supposed leftward shift? It doesn't exist.
Maybe, but neither does the move to the right.
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Date: 9/11/12 17:45 (UTC)You and numbers and your interpretation of them doesn't have a great track record. And your cherry picking the map as some move to the right in general isn't supported either.
(And you provided the neato animation, I found the page on my own, thanks)
Irrelevant, since you posted my animation, not the NYTimes link. But you're welcome.
Yeah, state legislatures typically work out districts to be friendly to whoever's in power. I don't see how Obama performing extremely well in Democratic districts says a lot about the majority of the state, especially since the populations of said districts are basically even.Maybe Pennsylvania isn't really purple, but the Republicans underperformed.
*Swoosh* right over your head.
And there were states where the GOP improved, they still have a majority of governorships, etc. This supposed leftward shift? It doesn't exist.
Maybe, but neither does the move to the right.