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> it turns out that there are just as many people who are thrilled by last night’s election as there are people who are devastated by it. For every single Ameri

> it turns out that there are just as many people who are thrilled by last night’s election as there are people who are devastated by it. For every single American who voted for Hillary yesterday and who watched last night’s events unfold in horror, there’s another American out there who rejoiced. It’s a 1-to-1 ratio. This has never been more incorrect than in this election. Many people who voted for Trump only because they didn't want Hillary to be president. And many who voted for Hillary because they didn't want Trump to be president. When you get to pick your poison, that doesn't imply you're going to like the poison you pick. It's still poison.

Retric 10y ago
Ehh, Trump lost the popular vote by a significant margin. Trump won due to 64,252 voters in Florida. Alternatively, Hillary lost due to 8,693 voters in Michigan and 34,006 voters in Pennsylvania. PS: It really was a tight race, but thinking in national terms is completely misleading. And no I did not vote for Hillary or Trump or more importantly live in a state that mattered.
- briHass 10y ago
  > Trump lost the popular vote by a significant margin I'm not sure the facts support that statement. As of this comment: Trump: 59,341,446 Clinton: 59,578,989 That's a difference of just 237,543 votes, out of about 125 million votes. Or, less than 1/5th of a percent difference.
  - Retric 10y ago
    He got 47.5% of the popular vote. Which is slightly lower than 47.7% for Hillary, but a long way from 50.001%. Calling 47.5:52.5 a 1:1 ratio is rather far off it's 1:1.105.
    - briHass 10y ago
      I suppose what you're saying is that Johnson (3%), Stein (1%) and other (0.7%) means that not everyone in the country voted for one of the two. While true, the relative difference between the two main contenders is what matters. According to Wikipedia's chart, this is the 3rd closest popular vote elections in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presiden...
  - LeifCarrotson 10y ago
    More to the point, not all of those 59,341,446 Trump voters are happy that he won. They're just not quite as sad as they would have been if Hillary had won.

Retric 10y ago

Ehh, Trump lost the popular vote by a significant margin. Trump won due to 64,252 voters in Florida. Alternatively, Hillary lost due to 8,693 voters in Michigan and 34,006 voters in Pennsylvania. PS: It really was a tight race, but thinking in national terms is completely misleading. And no I did not vote for Hillary or Trump or more importantly live in a state that mattered.

briHass 10y ago
> Trump lost the popular vote by a significant margin I'm not sure the facts support that statement. As of this comment: Trump: 59,341,446 Clinton: 59,578,989 That's a difference of just 237,543 votes, out of about 125 million votes. Or, less than 1/5th of a percent difference.
- Retric 10y ago
  He got 47.5% of the popular vote. Which is slightly lower than 47.7% for Hillary, but a long way from 50.001%. Calling 47.5:52.5 a 1:1 ratio is rather far off it's 1:1.105.
  - briHass 10y ago
    I suppose what you're saying is that Johnson (3%), Stein (1%) and other (0.7%) means that not everyone in the country voted for one of the two. While true, the relative difference between the two main contenders is what matters. According to Wikipedia's chart, this is the 3rd closest popular vote elections in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presiden...
- LeifCarrotson 10y ago
  More to the point, not all of those 59,341,446 Trump voters are happy that he won. They're just not quite as sad as they would have been if Hillary had won.