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Here is the results of the 2016 presidential election, state by state. If anyone has bothered to look how Clinton won the popular vote, look at California and New York. She has more than double the votes in those states. Everything else seems balanced.
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a successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavor; a victory.
There is no prize for possessing more popular votes. What did Clinton get for this? Not being President?
I read somewhere that Trump got the popular vote in 2600 counties to Clinton's 400. But just like the popular vote or any other way you want to measure the election results only one that counts it the EC and Trump won that one.
That's not what the OP is saying at all. Stop putting words in other people's mouth. BTW, the electoral college does take into account the higher population states by giving them proportionately more electoral college votes.
The false notion that the electoral college is unfair is not true.
Actually, it is unfair.
California has a population of 38 million and 55 electoral votes. That means California has one elector for every 690,909 people.
Wyoming has a population of 584,000 and 3 electoral votes. That means Wyoming has one elector for every 194,666 people.
Vermont has one elector for every 208,854 people.
Kansas has one elector for every 484,000 people.
Mississippi has one elector for every 499,000 people.
Arizona has one elector for every 611,909 people.
I can keep going, but you get the idea. California is actually UNDERREPRESENTED in the electoral college, and many states are actually OVERREPRESENTED.
Don't worry about POTUS, focus on the party. The Democrats is a bunch of losers. Trump is the result of years of Democrats' lost of focus on the middle class Americans. Even if Hillary wins the election, she alone cannot stand up to the GOP majority. Didn't you guys witness that Obama was much more popular when he becomes a sitting duck and powerless in government the last 4 years?
So what? Are you trying to convince everyone that 2 of the 3 largest states in the country don't count with populations that total nearly 40 million? Maybe we shouldn't count Texas either?
No one is disputing that Donald Trump is the POTUS. However, he DID NOT win the popular vote. Period.
Anyway, this is old news. Very old. Get over it. 2.9 million more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton. A total 70 million did not vote for Donald Trump when you add in the other candidates selected by votes on their ballots.
His EC win was also NOT a landslide, not even close, compared to many other U.S. Presidents. Look at Obama's win in 2008. You cannot change the numbers no matter how much you try to spin them. Trump should just move on and show more concern for the country than he does for his ego.
Have a nice weekend. Think of something new to talk about!
I just realized made a typo. I meant "nearly 60 million." (Calif + New York)
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