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In fact, he had less margin than any election since 2000. Even Hillary in 2016 had a larger popular vote margin of victory than Trump 2024 despite having lost
by dralley 2y ago
In fact, he had less margin than any election since 2000. Even Hillary in 2016 had a larger popular vote margin of victory than Trump 2024 despite having lost the electoral college.
- dragonwriter 2y agoSo, Trump in 2016, not 2024, was actually the lowest (negative, in fact) margin for a winning candidate since 2000 (and was actually lower—more negative—than 2000’s also-negative margin.)
- jghn 2y agoIndeed. And yet with certain previous presidents we've been told that because the margin of victory is so slim, they're already a lame duck. But here, it's a mandate.
- SV_BubbleTime 2y agoYou seem to be fixated on a vote system that we do not use.
- jghn 2y agoDespite what people say, land does vote. And you're right: land voted for Trump. But that's not what's being discussed in this subthread. The media portray Trump as having a popular vote mandate. That's not true