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"Not even half" is being intentionally misleading: He did get more than his main opponent, by over 2 million voters.
by 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.