With all the talk about "the middle" this campaign season, it's interesting to note that...

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3. Agreed.

It kind of puts in perspective, though, how relatively small swings in the electorate would have made a difference. And how assumptions "we" make aren't 100% - often, not even in the ballpark.

And how fickle politics is. And voters. I read somewhere that 5% of the people who wanted *more* liberal policies than Obama's voted for Trump. It would be funny if it weren't so frustrating.

And, none of this even touches on turnout. Great in some places; not so much in others. Hillary won Harris County, TX (Houston) by more than Trump won a dozen states. It was a rather strange election.