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> 49.91% "First past the post" means "first to get above 50%". He didn't win enough of the vote to be elected.
by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
> 49.91%
"First past the post" means "first to get above 50%". He didn't win enough of the vote to be elected.
- dmoy 2y agoThat is not what first past the post means. First past the post is plurality wins. Anyways, that's not how US presidential elections work. The aggregate of votes doesn't matter, only the electoral votes divvied up by state.