1% Swing in Vote Would Have Changed Presidential, House Results
I expect this is obvious to most of our readers, but I thought I’d just flag it again, given the occasional talk of the decisiveness (or occasionally even “landslide” quality) of President-Elect Trump’s victory: If 1% of voters nationwide switched from Trump to Harris,
- Harris would have won Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin (where the margin of victory was under 2%), thus winning the Electoral College 270 to 268.
- The House would likely have gone 220 to 215 Democrat, as opposed to the current expected tally of 221 to 214 Republican.
- The Senate would have still gone Republican by 52 to 48, as opposed to the current expected tally of 53 to 47.
The 312 to 226 Trump victory in the electoral college is obviously e
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