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I didn't say he wasn't elected. I said he didn't have a mandate. If he did not secure even half of the popular vote then it is obvious that the median voter do
by cthalupa 2y ago
I didn't say he wasn't elected. I said he didn't have a mandate.
If he did not secure even half of the popular vote then it is obvious that the median voter does not align with his views.
- Izkata 2y ago"Not even half" is being intentionally misleading: He did get more than his main opponent, by over 2 million voters.
- cthalupa 2y agoNo. We are explicitly talking about a mandate - the will of the median voter. Someone who did not receive even half of the popular vote is not representative of the median voter. Just winning is not enough to receive a mandate.