I think the big puzzle to me, as an outsider, is the drastic drop in the vote that has been reported. The Republicans took less votes than they did 4 years ago but the Democrats too a lot less so instead of being millions ahead on the popular vote they were actually behind the Republicans. Given how heated the campaign was and also how many moderate Republicans were purged from that party it does seem strange. Either a lot of Democratic voters stayed home or something fishy occurred in 'losing' or 'redirecting' votes but have heard no evidence of that.
We may never know what has happened as to why the voting profile changed so much. Or possibly something will emerge some years or decades down the line.
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@ShoggothOnTheRoof
I think the big puzzle to me, as an outsider, is the drastic drop in the vote that has been reported. The Republicans took less votes than they did 4 years ago but the Democrats too a lot less so instead of being millions ahead on the popular vote they were actually behind the Republicans. Given how heated the campaign was and also how many moderate Republicans were purged from that party it does seem strange. Either a lot of Democratic voters stayed home or something fishy occurred in 'losing' or 'redirecting' votes but have heard no evidence of that.
We may never know what has happened as to why the voting profile changed so much. Or possibly something will emerge some years or decades down the line.