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  • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
    24·
    2 months ago

    A PVI of R+10 is not “more purple than people realize.” That’s as red as NY is blue.

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
      51·
      2 months ago

      Polls don’t matter in this instance. Look at the state record, which shows a modest progressive lean on statewide and municipal politics and a moderate conservative lean on federal politics.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
        13·
        2 months ago

        PVI is historical voting record. Holy shit my man, at the bare minimum understand a conversation before dumping your ignorant thoughts into it.

        • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 months ago

          The index looks at how every congressional district voted in the past two presidential elections combined and compares it to the national average.

          Sounds like a poll to me. If you actually look at how the politics play out at the state level, it tells a different story.

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
        6·
        2 months ago

        Exactly half of our last 12 governors were democrats, but the guy you’re responding to is either a troll or an idiot. Probably a bit of both.