• draneceusrex@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    All the rest of the area affected outside of Ashville is solidly R. Asheville density wise, will probably be better able to bounce back to support the election.

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      2 months ago

      I wouldn’t be so sure about how “solid” the R position is in Western NC.

      I know plenty of people in the Franklin/Highlands area who are voting D despite traditionally voting R.

      The area still leans red overall, but it is much more purple today than it has been historically. Plenty of people are sick of Trump.

      Republicans benefit from low turnout in a political climate like that.