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Message de floriandx posté le 28-10-2018 à 23:05:13 (S | E | F)
Bonjour,
je souhaiterais connaître le sens d'une phrase d'un texte que je n'arrive pas à saisir : " Others that were close in previous elections, like Iowa and New Mexico,
appear to be solidly Democratic."
Voici le passage que je ne comprends pas bien:
" Swing states: States in which the electorate is relatively evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, making them targets for aggressive campaigning by both sides. In recent elections, the most important swing states were Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Those have a high number of electoral votes, making them prime battlegrounds during the election. The list of swing states changes with their demographics. In the 2008 election, for instance, historically Republican Virginia and North Carolina voted for Barack Obama, anticipating their status as hard-fought swing states in 2012.Others that were close in previous elections, like Iowa and New Mexico,appear to be solidly Democratic. "
Merci d'avance pour votre réponse
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Modifié par lucile83 le 29-10-2018 07:30
Message de floriandx posté le 28-10-2018 à 23:05:13 (S | E | F)
Bonjour,
je souhaiterais connaître le sens d'une phrase d'un texte que je n'arrive pas à saisir : " Others that were close in previous elections, like Iowa and New Mexico,
appear to be solidly Democratic."
Voici le passage que je ne comprends pas bien:
" Swing states: States in which the electorate is relatively evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, making them targets for aggressive campaigning by both sides. In recent elections, the most important swing states were Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Those have a high number of electoral votes, making them prime battlegrounds during the election. The list of swing states changes with their demographics. In the 2008 election, for instance, historically Republican Virginia and North Carolina voted for Barack Obama, anticipating their status as hard-fought swing states in 2012.Others that were close in previous elections, like Iowa and New Mexico,appear to be solidly Democratic. "
Merci d'avance pour votre réponse
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Modifié par lucile83 le 29-10-2018 07:30
Réponse : Question/Swing states de gerold, postée le 29-10-2018 à 11:21:41 (S | E)
Rebonjour floriandx
"Others that were close in previous elections, like Iowa and New Mexico,appear to be solidly Democratic."
Cette phrase me semble bancale, ce sont les résultats qui étaient serrés, pas les Etats. Quoi qu'il en soit, cela signifie que, alors que les deux candidats principaux étaient très proches lors des élections précédentes, le candidat démocrate, donc Barack Obama, l'a emporté nettement dans ces deux Etats en 2008. L'auteur en tire la conclusion qu'il semblerait que ces Etats soient devenus clairement démocrates ("solidly Democratic") (et donc que ce ne seraient plus des Swing States).
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Modifié par gerold le 30-10-2018 08:21
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