I made a county map of a hypothetical election between Charlie Baker and Joe Manchin, which looks like this:
Manchin flips many counties in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, while Baker is able to win over many Northern suburban counties.
I also made a state map, with the scenario depicting a comfortable Baker victory (323 EV - 215 EV). Such a strange (and unfortunately unlikely) matchup could produce many results (i.e. Manchin could've won states like NV, NC, MN, and PA while Baker might have won states like CO, KY, and VA), and although the margin of victory here is large it isn't impossible. While Manchin would improve greatly in Appalachia and the South, lower African American turnout would stop the South from flipping. Baker would appeal to (especially Northern, where there'd be a bit of a favorite son factor) suburbanites, which helps him win most of the Midwest and dampen the Democratic margins of the Northeast. Overall, the results are less extreme in terms of percentage than elections like 2016, which had 13 states over 60% (this only has 7).
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