President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum import tariffs may play havoc with economic orthodoxy, but they fit an established American political tradition: They mostly benefit the
swing states that carried the 2016 election for Trump.
Trump's tariff is his gift to swing states
North Carolina lived up to its
swing state reputation as there were Fil-Ams who voted for Trump.
Trump win stuns, worries Fil-Ams
"Pick one from a
swing state that's in play and you might get a marginal boost.
Vice presidential picks don't matter much -- except Donald Trump's
In the world
Swing State represents--impoverished industrial towns in the rural Northeast--no form of protection exists for those pushed to the brink by poverty and violence.
Michael T. Fournier. Swing State
Manley noted Republicans are facing tough races for Senate seats in
swing states such as Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and could find themselves in even tighter spots because of the divisive fight over Scalia's replacement.
Battle for Scalia successor gives Democrats fresh fuel
By 2032, Florida moves from a Democratic
swing state to a solid blue state.
America's electoral future: how changing demographics could impact presidential elections from 2016 to 2032
Fournier takes a singularly unflinching look at just this situation in
Swing State, a brisk yet bleak novel that gets into the heads of three distinct characters facing the grim realities of an economic recession in rural New England.
Swing State; A Novel
Esbeck noted that the positive effects of the
swing state initiative grew eHponentially when there was coordination between the state association and NTCR.
Bill Esbeck named Grassroots Advocate of the Year
In a paper on federal grants for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, John Hudak found that "
swing states receive about 9% more grants and almost 7% more grant dollars than non-swing states when an election is proximate" (Hudak 2011)--a pattern certain to increase as
swing state status becomes more predictable.
How the 2012 presidential election has strengthened the movement for the National Popular Vote plan
Florida is a pivotal
swing state. In 2008 and 2012, Florida voters supported President Barack Obama by narrow margins.
Falwell legal group plans church politicking drive for 2014 elections
The Global
Swing State Project has a superficial approach towards the normative aspect of international order and deals with the issue in terms of human rights and democracy.
Global Swing States and Turkey
But I couldn't help wondering if we were electing the president of Colorado or Florida or some other
swing state. Oddsmakers and pundits say we will elect the president of Ohio, "the swingingest state with most" electoral votes.
An Electoral College plan
Obama's victory in the hotly contested
swing state of Ohio - as projected by TV networks - was a major step in the fight for the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House and ended Romney's hopes of pulling off a string of swing-state upsets.
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
The president won solid Democratic states and a number of
swing states. His narrow victory in Ohio, a critical Mid-Western
swing state, sealed the victory.
Obama wins second term