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Infographic titled "You *could* win just 11 counties and still win the presidency*." Text explains a Cook Political Report editor's tweet that Biden won 17% of counties, then says a candidate could win just 11 counties (0.4%), lose the popular vote by over 100 million, and still win. Party A: 270 Electoral College Votes, 63,818,530 Votes. Party B: 268 Electoral College Votes, 165,099,667 Votes. A dark US county map…

11 Counties Could Win the Presidency, Technically

A data visualization shows how a candidate could win the Electoral College with only 11 counties while losing the popular vote by 100 million. Civics-class math gone wrong.

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Infographic titled "You *could* win just 11 counties and still win the presidency*." Text explains a Cook Political Report editor's tweet that Biden won 17% of counties, then says a candidate could win just 11 counties (0.4%), lose the popular vote by over 100 million, and still win. Party A: 270 Electoral College Votes, 63,818,530 Votes. Party B: 268 Electoral College Votes, 165,099,667 Votes. A dark US county map…

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