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Plurality, not majority. It may be pedantic but it's an important difference.
by pesus 1y ago
Plurality, not majority. It may be pedantic but it's an important difference.
- rafram 1y agoI was going to say that it was a majority this time, but it seems like the results shifted as more votes were counted after election night, and he ended up with 49.8%. Still, unbelievably, pretty close to a majority.
- khazhoux 1y agoI don’t think it’s important in the slightest. Fact is that they were exactly two competitive candidates, and of all the people that cared to vote, more voted for one than the other. It may not be technical majority, but this is the common understanding in this country of “majority rule.”