Here is what they said:
"Electoral Votes by State for Republican and Democratic Parties 1796 - 2008 The wheel shows the electoral votes for each state for all the political parties in proportion to the total electoral votes in each U.S. Presidential Election. The rings represent each election year. They also proportionally reflect the overall population growth of the United States from 1796 of 4.6 million (inner most ring) to 2008 of 303.2 million (outer most ring). The first two Presidential elections (not shown) were unanimous decisions for George Washington and had no political party affiliation."
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