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« on: September 26, 2009, 08:35:36 PM » |
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Well, to figure out that Obama did better in North IL, one doesn't have to see the township map: the county map suffices. Yes, Obama wiped McCain off the map in the North and did relatively poorly in the South. Every single county in IL did swing to Dems this time, but whereas almost all northern counties also trended D, most Southern didn't.
Obama is the first Dem ever (IL is on the Atlas since 1892) to win at the presidential level in such counties as DuPage, Kane, Kendall or McHenry. His margins in DuPage and Kane were over 10% (about 55% of the vote in both) - not a bad performance in a solid Republican territory. What is it, that a township map can add to this?
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