General Discussion

Once, I tried to break a computer politics game. I created a RW candidate that was full-on Nazi, inept, stupid, and just a terrible person. This was about 40 years ago, I had no idea DJT even existed. Anyway, that was the GOP candidate. Then I created a Democratic candidate who was about the second coming of JC. Funny, articulate, liberal. The GOP candidate made gaffe after gaffe, alienated everyone, and still won every state in the South and Midwest. I think JC jr got about 350 EVs, if that many. The red states just would not give up their prejudices.

Then I inverted the experiment. This time, the Dem was the monster and the GOP candidate the angel. He took every single state in the union and the District of Columbia, too. Because Blue states will vote for the better candidate, but Red states will stick to their party.

Okay, only a game, but I thought it was very accurate. And so I think DJT will win most of the South and Midwest even if they have to prop up his dead body as the candidate.

-- Mal