It wasn't close to 51/49. The south doesn't work like that. I've lived here my whole life.

In 2024 Mississippi went 61/38 for Trump. They haven't sent a Democrat senator to DC since 1982. In their most recent state house/senate cycle, 2023, overall voting was 62R vs 34D.

They voted for this.

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jjj123 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

OPs point wasn’t about the exact stats, it’s just that there is a significant percentage of people in a state that don’t agree or support their government.

I’d consider 38% significant.

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TylerE 3 days ago | parent [-]

In 1980, when Ronald Reagan took 44 of 50 states, Jimmy Carter took 41% of the vote. In electoral terms a party taking 38% of the vote is almost a non-entity. You don't come close to succeeding in a first past the post system with those numbers.

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sojournerc 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

"here", yet you say "they"... What's that about?

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		I live in the south, but not in Mississippi.