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Donald Trump Lost Most of The American Economy In This Election {Trump Won "Deplorables"?]
Washington Post ^ | November 22, 2016

Posted on 11/22/2016 10:39:01 AM PST by Steelfish

Donald Trump Lost Most of The American Economy In This Election By Jim Tankersley November 22

In the modern era of presidential politics, no candidate has ever won the popular vote by more than Hillary Clinton did this year, yet still managed to lose the electoral college. In that sense, 2016 was a historic split: Donald Trump won the presidency by as much as 74 electoral votes (depending on how Michigan ends up) while losing the nationwide vote to Clinton by 1.7 million votes and counting.

But there's another divide exposed by the election, which researchers at the Brookings Institution recently discovered as they sifted the election returns. It has no bearing on the election outcome, but it tells us something important about the state of the country and its politics moving forward.

The divide is economic, and it is massive. According to the Brookings analysis, the less-than-500 counties that Clinton won nationwide combined to generate 64 percent of America's economic activity in 2015. The more-than-2,600 counties that Trump won combined to generate 36 percent of the country's economic activity last year.

Clinton, in other words, carried nearly two-thirds of the American economy.

Here's how the researchers, at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, visualized that. You can see immediately what's going on: With the exceptions of the Phoenix and Fort Worth areas, and a big chunk of Long Island, Clinton won every large-sized economic county in the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electoralcollege; hillary2016; trump2016
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To: Steelfish
The media is pissed today because they had a can of whoop a$$ yesterday...they will be writing heaven knows what now just to get back at him or even with him, but he has proved he doesn't need the media, talking heads or pundits, he has face book; twitter; instagram; snap chat; and other outlets that are modern day...

Days of the media is over; people have cut cable, hardly ever watch T.V. anymore, and the radio have proved to be a handy tool...a lot can get done by listening to people like Rush, Sean, Dave Ramsey, people like that...

We don't buy magazines anymore, and we don't get newspapers anymore, waste of money...besides you can come here and read what trash the media is putting out, someone on here will post it...so media are over, done, gone, in the garbage can...

21 posted on 11/22/2016 11:00:59 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Steelfish

Revisiting infinity:
If an infinite number of liberals typed an infinite number of Trump stories for an infinite number of years, every article would still be complete drivel.


22 posted on 11/22/2016 11:02:46 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (If Hillary's last name were anything but Clinton, she'd already be behind bars.)
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To: Steelfish

DOW is breaking records since the election


23 posted on 11/22/2016 11:05:50 AM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Steelfish

Yeah, sure - I notice that the stock market is going through the roof.


24 posted on 11/22/2016 11:08:55 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Steelfish
Funny. 7 of the 10 wealthiest counties I believe surround Washington DC. Last time I was through there, I don't recall seeeing any type of major industry (such as manufacturing).

I did see finance and government buildings however.

25 posted on 11/22/2016 11:10:46 AM PST by Tench_Coxe (For every Allende, there is a Pinochet)
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To: Montaignes Cat

A factually dishonest article, typical of the Wash Compost. The entire county-wide analysis is based on “richness” as defined by GDP contribution of a county. Therefore there is a bias towards urban centers because GDP will be concentrated there since most corporate and govt. headquarters, along with the most retail centers will be found there. This also results in the most employment.

Likewise, most manufacturing processing is in urban centers as well because of the concentration of infrastructure, utilities, transportation, retail centers, etc. However, much of the raw material and agriculture extraction efforts will be in rural counties, but the greatest contribution from these efforts will show up in GDP in the processing centers, which are mostly in the large urban areas. All this leads to a bias in the entire reporting. In fact, I am surprised that there is not a greater disparity in the total GDP numbers. This just shows that small business is still very important in 2/3 of the country, accounting for about 1/3 of total GDP.


26 posted on 11/22/2016 11:10:52 AM PST by SDShack
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To: Steelfish

More fake news from leftist frauds. The “Brookings Institution” has been flacking for communism for as long as I remember.


27 posted on 11/22/2016 11:12:08 AM PST by NorthMountain (My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
Three to seven million illegal aliens voted for Hillary, and she stole at least five states.

That is exactly right. If something is not done, we will de facto be run by the policies of Mexico.

28 posted on 11/22/2016 11:12:26 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Steelfish

Yeah, step away from pounding the keys, idiots, and look at the stock market and the appointments going on in the Trump administration. And tell me again how the economy would flourish under Seize-and-freeze Hillary?


29 posted on 11/22/2016 11:12:59 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Liz

” Trump won w/ electoral votes while losing the nationwide vote to Clinton by 1.7 million votes and counting.

This so much balderdash. Clinton did not “win” the popular vote”

Well, she sure didn’t win the CITIZEN popular vote. Anchor babies, who get the vote at 400,000 PER YEAR and illegal aliens are who voted for HIllary. SHe’d be challenging the results if she didn’t know this. CALIFORNIA.


30 posted on 11/22/2016 11:23:45 AM PST by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: Montaignes Cat

Registration is free with access to a limited number of articles per month.


31 posted on 11/22/2016 11:23:46 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

“... while losing the nationwide vote to Clinton by 1.7 “

which number includes at least 3,000,000 illegally cast votes...mostly in California and almost certainly all for Clinton...soooooo...she DIDN’T win the popular vote.


32 posted on 11/22/2016 11:45:58 AM PST by Castigar
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To: Jim Robinson

Pure mental masturbation.


33 posted on 11/22/2016 11:57:55 AM PST by nikos1121 (I am way more deplorable than you.)
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To: SDShack

More wealth in the cities and more welfare/illegals to take advantage of it


34 posted on 11/22/2016 12:08:00 PM PST by ari-freedom (The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
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To: WesternPacific
Trump really schlonged Hillary by winning 2600 counties to less then 500 for the beast. Liberals want those few counties to control the vast majority of the country.
35 posted on 11/22/2016 12:28:57 PM PST by peeps36 (Obama = the skidmark on America's underwear.)
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To: Liz

Why would this not be one more RICO violation?

This administration has rung tax payers dry and redirected these settlement funds, from corporate organizations extortion activities, to hate groups like La Raza or the old ACORN communist inspired religionists.

End it.


36 posted on 11/22/2016 12:51:16 PM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education is the farm team for more Marxists coming,... infinitum.)
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To: SDShack

Thanks! Great reply, I appreciate your insight.


37 posted on 11/22/2016 12:53:15 PM PST by Montaignes Cat
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To: Steelfish
This is why Popular Vote is not the law of the land. Killary won all the big cities, run by RATS.

Nevada is probably the best example. Killary won the counties surrounding Las Vegas and Reno. Every other county is red. Yet, Killary won the state:

God bless our Founding Fathers for foreseeing this possibility and establishing the Electorial College to combat this.

38 posted on 11/22/2016 12:55:27 PM PST by upchuck (Obama once thought that he belonged to the ages. Now he belongs in the rubbish bin. h/t D.Greenfield)
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To: Jim Robinson

Most people commute to work from suburbs and exurbs that did go for Trump. A business building does not vote.


39 posted on 11/22/2016 12:57:23 PM PST by xzins
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To: Steelfish

Still looking for that silver lining...


40 posted on 11/22/2016 1:05:17 PM PST by Tallguy
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