Explaining a county's political shift from @perfectunion
A reporter investigates the surprising political history of Elliott County, Kentucky, by interviewing locals and presenting historical data. He reveals that the county voted Democrat for 144 consecutive years before making one of the largest swings in the country to vote for Donald Trump in 2016, and concludes by teasing another surprising development in the county's story.
Creator: @perfectunion on Instagram
Transcript
Have you ever met an open socialist before rank sat and talked with them on a porch? No. You're not even joking. You. Am I the only one? Yeah. Sometimes politics is a lot less straightforward than we're led to believe. Especially in a place like this. Elliott County looks like any other part of rural Kentucky, but it's not. In fact, it might have the weirdest politics of any place in the country. Oh, I know. That's because Elliot County voted for Democrats rank every presidential election for on
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