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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Dirt Doesn’t Vote

Republicans wallop Democrats in rural areas and small towns; urban and suburban areas want nothing to do with the MAGA-aligned. Plus: the White House lawyer you should know.

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(Brian Snyder / Reuters)

Quick, picture a map of the 2016 presidential election. You may be thinking of an Electoral College map, with each state shaded red or blue.

Though President Donald Trump touts his Electoral-College win, that’s not his favorite way of visualizing his 2016 A framed version of the map has also been spotted in the West Wing.)

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