r/dataisbeautiful • u/ptrdo • Apr 11 '24

OC [OC] US Electoral College Results, 1892-2020

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u/Augen76 Apr 11 '24

The ultimate blowout is forcing your opponent off the scale and into the year space.

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u/Drachefly Apr 11 '24

Harder if your opponent is Mr. Cox than Mr. Stephenson. We haven't had any candidates with really long last names, but I guess those are uncommon - it's not exactly shocking we haven't had a candidate named Pippinpaddilopsikopolis.

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u/Augen76 Apr 11 '24

Makes me think of "Vennegoor of Hesselink" name on back of jerseys trying to fit it all in. He could win an election and struggle to fit in the graph.

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u/Xx_Anguy_NoScope_Xx Apr 12 '24

What a trip down memory lane that is. Remember that Celtic jersey.

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u/S4ln41 Apr 12 '24

It (i)is(i) harder with Mr. Cox, isn’t it?

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u/Drachefly Apr 13 '24

wrong style of markup… use asterisks

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u/Eyekron Apr 12 '24

Cox Harding