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What happened when Gerald Ford lost re-election in 1976 by 9,000 votes in Ohio and Hawaii (Original Post) Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP
elected not reelected mikeysnot Nov 2020 #1
When * "won" it was extremely controversial. This very site... joshcryer Nov 2020 #2
Wow--because he had lost the popular vote he didn't spooky3 Nov 2020 #3
Scruples BeyondGeography Nov 2020 #4

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
2. When * "won" it was extremely controversial. This very site...
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 11:31 AM
Nov 2020

...was created because of how controversial it was. Trump "wins" by a much much larger loss margin and by now it's normalized to heck and back.

There should have been a fight for the past 20 years for ending the electoral college.

But we're just going to accept it.

spooky3

(34,300 posts)
3. Wow--because he had lost the popular vote he didn't
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 11:31 AM
Nov 2020

think he would be seen as legitimate even if the close votes were challenged and went his way.

Back when Republicans behaved like normal people...

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