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> both Starmer and Macron represent a minority of the electorate in their respective countries—having won due to a deeply fractured electorate. Yet MAGA types
by dctoedt 2y ago
> both Starmer and Macron represent a minority of the electorate in their respective countries—having won due to a deeply fractured electorate.
Yet MAGA types keep claiming that Donald Trump supposedly got an "overwhelming mandate" from the American people even though he got just under 50% of the popular vote.
- rayiner 2y agoStarmer’s party won the House by a vote share that in the previous election resulted in a landslide loss. Macron’s party came in third and no longer controls their parliament.