Tintrlvr
Junior Chimp
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« on: February 23, 2017, 07:03:13 PM » |
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« edited: February 23, 2017, 07:05:00 PM by Tintrlvr »
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Minnesota usually has a higher vote for third-party candidates than other states in the Midwest due to the phenomenon of the Independence Party, which is now almost entirely defunct but was very salient in the recent past. It was by far Johnson's best state in the Midwest in 2012 also, e.g., and Stein's best in 2012 outside of Michigan (where Johnson wasn't on the ballot) and Illinois (historically strong local Green Party). Doesn't mean much on a macro level except that the winning candidate in Minnesota in a competitive statewide race wins a lower percentage of the vote than in other nearby states.
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