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Except total votes don't matter much in our presidential system. Trump got the 2nd most and he lost... It comes down to a few ten thousands (or less) in critic

Except total votes don't matter much in our presidential system. Trump got the 2nd most and he lost... It comes down to a few ten thousands (or less) in critical swing states. There's a compelling statistical argument to be made that states like Georgia, or maybe perhaps even bigger margin in FL, might have gone another way without laws & regulations to make it harder to vote and cast a ballot by mail.

TeeMassive 5y ago
> Except total votes don't matter much in our presidential system. Trump got the 2nd most and he lost... My point wasn't about "who won", only pointing out the statistics of popularity, considering that an election is basically a popularity contest. The most unpopular president (and vice-president) got more historical more votes than the last most popular president of the past 50-100 years.
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