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The term "mandate" is one of the most misused terms there is. By definition it is "the authority to carry out a policy or course of action".
Just by winning the election, Trump now has the authority to implement his plan and it doesn't matter what Hillary, or the liberals, or anyone else thinks.
Of course it means something, it means that overall, more people voted for Clinton than for Trump, it does not change the outcome of the election and I never said it did. But you just don't want to hear it because you support Trump it doesn't support your narrative.
Your right, it doesn't change a thing seeing how California is a winner take all state, so Hillary got 55 electoral votes. However, if the vote was proportioned via congressional districts then Hillary would have received 50 electoral votes and Trump 5 electoral votes. Winner takes all doesn't reflect the overall vote of the people in the state, it is still skewed toward the large metro areas.
Go look at what kind of political system is running countries with high populations. That will be the result if we allow high population states and cities running the country.
yes, the vote of people should matter more than the none existent vote for grass.
last I check PEOPLE in the other 49 states that YOU CALL GRASS voted
she got 48%, trump 47%, and 5%to the 'others'
and the FACT is that Hillary only got 48% of the vote...which means 52% voted AGAINST her
the amount of votes doesn't matter
winning the states is what matters
Trump won 30 states....Hillary won 20 states plus DC
let's look at some of those states Hillary won
look at Nevada...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 17 counties...Hillary won only 2....trump took 15 counties
look at Colorado ...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 64 counties...Hillary won only 23..... trump took 41 counties
look at Oregon ...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 36 counties...Hillary won only 8..... trump took 28 counties
look at Washington ...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 39 counties...Hillary won only 12..... trump took 27 counties
look at New Mexico...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 33 counties...Hillary won only 14..... trump took 19 counties
look at Minnesota ...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 87 counties...Hillary won only 9..... trump took 78 counties
look at VERY BLUE New York...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates.... but...out of 62 counties... Hillary won only 16..... trump took 46 counties
look at VERY BLUE Maryland...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates.... but...out of 24 counties... Hillary won only 7..... trump took 17 counties
look at Virginia...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates.... but...out of 133 counties... Hillary won only 40..... trump took 93 counties
look at Florida (trump won)....9 million pieces of grass voted...and of that 48.6% said trump over Hillary
Clinton lost because she is a proven liar
Candidate Hillary..."I'm for women".........................the real hillary........." the rapist was lured by the 15 yr old".... "all these tramps seduced my husband"
candidate Hillary..."I'm for minorities and blacks".......the real Hillary......"he's a n-word"
candidate Hillary...."I'm against the TTP"..........the real Hillary " I helped negotiate TTP, and Nafta was/is great"
candidate Hillary "woman should be paid the same".......the real Hillary 'everyone of my female staff is paid far less than my male staff'
Hillary "what difference does it make" . "lets move on from the past"........ I am sure ambassador Stevens and the others appreciate that hillary says what difference does it make
she proved that she is the MOST TWO-FACED POLITICAL CANDIDATE IN THE LAST 50 years
Your right, it doesn't change a thing seeing how California is a winner take all state, so Hillary got 55 electoral votes. However, if the vote was proportioned via congressional districts then Hillary would have received 50 electoral votes and Trump 5 electoral votes. Winner takes all doesn't reflect the overall vote of the people in the state, it is still skewed toward the large metro areas.
You are correct, however if California had the same proportion of electoral votes per person as Wyoming it would have 200 electoral votes, so the Electoral college definitely skews toward small states, in fact that's why it was adopted.
According to the last census (in 2010), Wyoming, the nation's lowest population state, has just over 560,000 people. Those people get three electoral votes, or one per 186,000 people. California, our most populous state, has more than 37 million people. Those Californians have 55 electoral votes, or one per 670,000 people. Comparatively, people in Wyoming have nearly four times the power in the Electoral College as people in California How the Electoral College Rigged the Election for Trump - Rolling Stone
Why does it matter? The election is over. Trump won in a landslide. Get over it! Who gives a damn what the results are in CA, probably the most liberal state in the union. They also have huge problems because of it.
last I check PEOPLE in the other 49 states that YOU CALL GRASS voted she got 48%, trump 47%, and 5%to the 'others'
and the FACT is that Hillary only got 48% of the vote...which means 52% voted AGAINST her
What strange logic, using YOUR math 53.6% voted against Trump
According to figures released by The Associated Press on Wednesday, Clinton received 64,874,143 votes, while Trump received 62,516,883 votes -- a difference of 2,357,260. Converted into percentages, Clinton has won 48.1 percent of the vote so far, while Trump's share of the vote so far is 46.4 percent.
Thanks for sharing those numbers, very fascinating. FL is such an important state, I remember always hearing that but I realize it now. Huge electoral votes and a population that is more likely to vote and split right down the middle from Red to Blue.
My state, WA, is so boring. Guaranteed to go blue.
yes but,
look at Washington ...Hillary won the state (popular vote) and got the electoral delegates....but...out of 39 counties...Hillary won only 12..... trump took 27 counties
Why does it matter? The election is over. Trump won in a landslide. Get over it! Who gives a damn what the results are in CA, probably the most liberal state in the union. They also have huge problems because of it.
Not exactly a landslide... "...Trump didn’t win the electoral college in a landslide — not even close. He won 57% of electoral votes, but that’s well below average for winning candidates. His 306 electoral votes are comparable to the 303 John F. Kennedy won in 1960. That kind of election is generally called a squeaker, not a landslide."
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