This seems like either a weird strategy, or an incorrect presentation of a strategy.
To find voters who voted for Obama and Trump, you should look at the difference in votes (or vote %) between Obama and Clinton.
Looking at which towns were won or lost doesn't make sense.
1/4
Amy Klobuchar is focusing on towns that voted for Obama before flipping to Trump in 2016 politico.com/news/2020/01/02…
Jan 2, 2020 · 3:43 PM UTC
1
1
1
In elections you generally want to maximize the number of votes, not the number of towns/cities/regions that you win. The big exception, of course, is states in the US presidential election -- a broken system that means most voters' votes don't matter.
2/4
1
1
1
It seems like that exception confuses either candidates or reporters (maybe both) into thinking about elections that way -- in terms of winning pieces of geography rather than getting the most votes.
3/4
1
1
1