Donald Trump won the 2024 election with one of the smallest popular-vote margins in U.S. history, but in news deserts -- counties lacking a professional source of local news -- it was an avalanche.
New: Trump won the popular vote narrowly. But in news deserts--counties where there are no local news sources or reporters --he won in a landslide. Latest by me and @volk_maps for Medill School's Local News Initiative. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1 ...
-- Paul Farhi (@farhip.bsky.social) December 5, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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Election confidence among Republicans surges after Trump's win, a new poll finds
www.npr.org
... New data shows that the vast majority of Americans felt this year's general election was administered well, a stark contrast to perceptions in 2020 and a reflection of how Republican voters specifically have come around on election security in a year when their preferred presidential candidate won.
Almost 9 in 10 U.S. voters felt the November election was run very well or somewhat well, according to data out Wednesday from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed people's opinions starting a week after voting ended.
That number is about 30 percentage points higher than it was at a similar point in 2020. The increase in voting confidence was driven exclusively by Republican voters. ...
Wow a place with no Fox or CNN?!
Or maybe noone owns a tv?
Can you just imagine the peace and quiet?
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