tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post966540079702779564..comments2024-03-26T05:22:08.256-04:00Comments on Frontloading HQ: The Electoral College Map (8/24/16)Josh Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301836432446874997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-6993375331125055902016-08-25T14:10:28.392-04:002016-08-25T14:10:28.392-04:00Thanks for the kind words about the site, Don.
T...Thanks for the kind words about the site, Don. <br /><br />The cell border idea is one I had not considered. It's worth looking into. I have made an attempt at changing the text color in these situations. There was a divide a couple of weeks ago between the categories New Hampshire and Virginia -- <a href="http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-electoral-college-map-81116.html" rel="nofollow">then, the two states straddling 270</a> -- where it was more obvious. One had a lighter blue shade than the other. <br /><br />Both have since crossed over into the Lean category and when that occurred a couple of weeks ago I did ponder ways to better highlight the "proper" category for those yellow states, but one without adding yet another footnote to the table. I gave it some thought but then I looked up a bit and saw the map right above there and saw where they were. That stopped me from making any changes at the time and mostly satisfies me now. But there is a lack of uniformity between the two that is not lost on me. <br /><br />I'll resume brainstorming. Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-14037640102924193192016-08-25T13:03:19.131-04:002016-08-25T13:03:19.131-04:00Just as a minor presentation point - when the &quo...Just as a minor presentation point - when the "Yellow" victory line coincides with the break point in your color-coded categories, it makes it hard or impossible to tell whether PA and NH (in today's spectrum) are "Lean" or "Toss-up" states (the only way I see to do this is to note that NH is identified in the Watch List as a Lean Clinton state - albeit on the edge of shifting into Toss Up Clinton - and if PA ranks above NH on the list, it must also be Lean. Do your tools give you an easy way to mark the victory line with a cell border or come other indicator that would allow the color coding for the states to show through?<br /><br />Thanks for all your work on this - I have appreciated the electoral spectrum display format for the last couple of election cycles - and now see that others are hopping on (with 538's "snake" graph being perhaps the most visible attempt to present similar information.Don Dressernoreply@blogger.com