What those who back Trump seem to ignore:

Of the 30 states that Trump won in the 2016 election, he won 25 of them in 2020.

And of those 25, Trump's winning margin DECREASED in 20 of them!
Comparing Trump's winning margin in the states that he won in 2016 with his winning margin in THOSE SAME STATES in 2020 (for states he won twice):

Alabama - Trump's margin fell from 27.73% (2016) to 25.6% (2020)
Idaho - Trump's margin fell from 31.77% (2016) to 30.7% (2020)
Trump's margin in states he won: 2016 v 2020
Idaho - Trump's margin fell from 31.77% to 30.7%
Indiana - Trump's margin fell from 19.17% to 16.1%
Iowa - Trump's margin fell from 9.41% to 8.2%
Kansas - Trump's margin fell from 20.6% to 15.2%
Trump's margin in states he won: 2016 v 2020
Kentucky - Trump's margin fell from 29.84% to 25.9%
Louisiana - Trump's margin fell from 19.64% to 18.6%
Missouri - Trump's margin fell from 18.64% to 15.6%
Montana - Trump's margin fell from 20.42% to 16.3%
Trump's margin in states he won: 2016 v 2020
Nebraska - Trump's margin fell from 25.05% to 19.3%
North Carolina - Trump's margin fell from 3.66% to 1.3%
North Dakota - Trump's margin fell from 35.73% to 33.3%
Ohio - Trump's margin fell from 8.13% to 8.1%
Trump's margin in states he won: 2016 v 2020
Oklahoma - Trump's margin fell from 37.08% to 33.1%
South Carolina - Trump's margin fell from 14.27% to 11.7%
South Dakota - Trump's margin fell from 29.79% to 26.2%
Tennessee - Trump's margin fell from 26.01% to 23.3%
Trump's margin in states he won: 2016 v 2020
Texas - Trump's margin fell from 8.99% to 5.7%
West Virginia - Trump's margin fell from 42.07% to 39.1%
Wyoming - Trump's margin fell from 46.3% to 43.4%
If you average out the difference between Trump's winning margin in these states in 2016 and his winning margin in those same states in 2020, Trump lost an average of 1.85 points in the states that he won in both elections.

And he BARELY won the first time!

It's not hard, guys
The only states that Trump won in both 2016 and 2020 in which Trump won the state by a higher margin in 2020 than he won it in 2016 are:

Alaska (+14.73% in ‘16, +17.80 now)
Arkansas (+26.92% in ‘16, +28.00 now)
Florida (+1.20% in ‘16, +3.40% now)
(Continued)
Mississippi (+17.83% in ‘16 to +20.30% now)
Utah (+18.08% in ‘16 to +20.70% now)
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