I haven't done an analysis for this year yet (obviously, since the year
isn't over and the data isn't there yet) but I do have the numbers for the
2000 contest. Since we had essentially the same red/blue map, this is
still telling. The bottom line?

Total tax receipts from states that voted for each candidate, in
$millions:
Go $1,202,891,545
Bush: $873,151,976

The real analysis would be to determine what percentage of each state's tax
receipts were generated by people who work for the government, or who are on
the government dole.

Since people being paid by the government (employees, retirees, what have
you) do not generate any income in the purest sense, the "taxes" they "pay"
are entirely illusory. Same with anyone on the dole.

Re-do your figures, Aviv, taking this into account, and I think you'll see a
DRAMATIC reversal of your numbers.
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