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Title: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: DPKdebator on November 11, 2017, 02:02:17 PM

If you could exchange the results in any two plausible states in an election, what would you pick?

2000: NV for WI
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2004: NM for NH
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2008: NC for MO
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2012: (nothing really makes sense)

2016: AZ for NH
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Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: OSR stands with Israel on November 11, 2017, 02:24:33 PM

I'll only do states which were closer than 3 points:

2000: OR and WV

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2004: PA and IA

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2008: FL and MO

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2012: FL and NC

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2016: MN and MI

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Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: SingingAnalyst on December 14, 2017, 03:45:35 PM

2000: OR and TN
2004: WI and IA
2008: MO and IN
2012: FL and NC
2016: MI and NH

Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗 on December 14, 2017, 04:14:48 PM

For some older elections:
1972 - Massachusetts for Rhode Island
1976 - Virginia for Hawaii
1980 - Minnesota for Kentucky
1984 - Minnesota for Maryland
1988 - Washington for California
1992 - Florida for Montana
1996 - Virginia for Nevada

Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: MT Treasurer on December 14, 2017, 04:27:54 PM

1972 - Massachusetts for South Dakota
1976 - Hawaii for Virginia
1980 - New York for Minnesota
1984 - Minnesota for Maryland
1988 - California for West Virginia
1992 - South Dakota for Montana
1996 - Arizona for Georgia
2000 - Oregon for New Hampshire
2004 - Pennsylvania for Iowa
2008 - Montana for North Carolina
2012 - Florida for North Carolina
2016 - Maine for New Hampshire

Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗 on December 14, 2017, 04:41:45 PM

Quote from: MT Treasurer on December 14, 2017, 04:27:54 PM

But Maine and New Hampshire both voted for Clinton... ???

Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: MT Treasurer on December 14, 2017, 04:44:15 PM

Quote from: America's Sweetheart ❤ on December 14, 2017, 04:41:45 PM

Quote from: MT Treasurer on December 14, 2017, 04:27:54 PM

But Maine and New Hampshire both voted for Clinton... ???

Oops. Then Florida for Minnesota.

Title: Re: Trade two states in a presidential election without changing the result
Post by: Mr. Smith on December 15, 2017, 02:23:43 AM

1948: Michigan for Oregon
1952: Missouri for Tennessee
1956: Tennessee for South Carolina
1960: Illinois for California
1964: Florida for Arizona
1968: Washington for Wisconsin
1972: South Dakota for Massachusetts
1976: Delaware for Maine
1980: Oregon for Maryland
1984: Massachusetts for Minnesota
1988: New York for California
1992: Georgia for Texas
1996: Florida for Colorado
2000: New Hampshire for New Mexico
2004: Nevada for Wisconsin
2008: Indiana for Georgia
2012: Florida for North Carolina
2016: Arizona for Maine

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Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion => U.S. Presidential Election Results => Topic started by: DPKdebator on November 11, 2017, 02:02:17 PM