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> The only problem with the rock solid consensus on this forum is that pesky landslide victory. A 1.47% margin — the third narrowest since 1972, the two narrow
by dragonwriter 2y ago
> The only problem with the rock solid consensus on this forum is that pesky landslide victory.
A 1.47% margin — the third narrowest since 1972, the two narrower both being negative margin wins, including Trump's first — is not a “landslide”.
- user3939382 2y agoHe won every single swing state. Under his leadership his party got the house and the senate. You’re in denial picking an arbitrary metric that doesn’t reflect how elections are won.
- ben_w 2y agoWhile it indeed "doesn’t reflect how elections are won", that is only relevant to the fact that Trump lawfully occupies the position of President. It matters very little to issues related to e.g. "public support" (which can change dramatically even with larger margins) or, pertinently in this case, "are the members of this group at risk if they attend this event in the USA?"
- dragonwriter 2y agoIt was neither a popular nor an electoral landslide (it was a below-average electoral margin for a US presidential election, the 17th narrowest of 60 elections). Yes, the party won a trifecta, but that's a completely separate thing from a landslide.
- user3939382 2y ago> won every single swing state