The consequences of shifts in presidential election behavior can be enormous. But it’s worth recalling that the actual shifts themselves can be pretty small in the scheme of things.
Here’s Robert Vanderbei’s map of the 2004 election:
And here’s 2008:
Obviously — not the same. But pretty similar.
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