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> Trump who won by majority democratic vote. Untrue, Trump failed to achieve a majority of the popular vote (which doesn't determine the US president), only a
by Terr_ 1y ago
> Trump who won by majority democratic vote.
Untrue, Trump failed to achieve a majority of the popular vote (which doesn't determine the US president), only a plurality.
That only US President elected with a lower percentage in the last 25 years was... also Trump, in 2016.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoWhere do you get your sources? Trump won the popular vote in 2024.
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- Terr_ 1y agoI suggest you get a refreshing night's sleep and re-read things in the morning. You originally said something different and more-specific, something contradicted by all official records.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agohttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections/2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections/2024
- Terr_ 1y agoI think I was perfectly clear the first time, how can you still not know what the term "majority" means? [0] Let's try another style: YOUR OWN LINK SAYS 49.81% OF VOTES. THAT PORTION IS LESS THAN HALF. IT IS A MINORITY, NOT A MAJORITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. [0] https://electowiki.org/wiki/Majority https://electowiki.org/wiki/Majority
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoThe word 'majority' in the context of elections = majority of the population who showed up to vote, Einstein. That's how elections are won, by that definition of majority. If I were you, I'd ask the schools you went to for a refund, since they obviously didn't do their job.
- Terr_ 1y ago> > YOUR OWN LINK SAYS 49.81% OF VOTES. > majority of the population who showed up to vote, Einstein. [sigh] That "49.81% OF VOTES" is already exactly what you're asking for, idiot. That minority (plurality!) of the people who showed up to vote voted for Trump. Your weird desperation to deny even the smallest and most-understandable mistake has only built a large pile of very embarrassing crazy excuses.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoI was wrong, sorry. Reading your last comment, what I meant to recommend you is going back to kindergarten, not to school. Read this after: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_(voting) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_(voting)
- Terr_ 1y agoBonus Fun Fact: Someone could theoretically become President with a pathetic 23% of the votes in a 2-way race within our not-so-democratic system. (Even less, if there are additional candidates.) https://www.npr.org/2016/11/02/500112248/how-to-win-the-presidency-with-27-percent-of-the-popular-vote https://www.npr.org/2016/11/02/500112248/how-to-win-the-pres...