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The blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote an informal code of silence among police officers in the United States not to report on a colleague's errors, misconduct, or crimes, especially as related to police brutality in the United States. [4]
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The "blue wall" is a term coined in 2009 in the political culture of the United States to refer to the several states (along with Washington, D.C.) that reliably "voted blue" i.e. for the Democratic Party in the six consecutive presidential elections from 1992 to 2012.
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The blue wall states have been pivotal to elect presidents in the last several elections. Barack Obama claimed them in his 2008 and 2012 victories. In 2016, Hillary Clinton lost the trio to Trump.
Trump also leads all three “Blue Wall” states in the latest RealClearPolitics polling average with head-to-head cushions of 0.4% in Wisconsin, 0.8% in Pennsylvania and 1.2% in Michigan.
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All three states are part of the so-called “blue wall,” a set of states that have typically voted for Democrats in presidential elections since 1992. Which states are part of the blue wall?