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Wiz Imp

(8,667 posts)
7. These mainstream media outlets are all so pathetic.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 11:04 AM
Nov 2024

So, I've actually seen stories in many outlets talking about the weakness of Trump's victory. But they all say something like this: "In fact, he prevailed with one of the smallest margins of victory in the popular vote since the 19th century and generated little of the coattails of a true landslide."

The fact is, he had the 7th smallest margin of victory of ALL TIME!

3 of the smaller margins were in consecutive elections in 1880, 188 & 1888 and 3 have been in the period since then.

The true picture of how pathetically small Trump's margin of victory is seen by comparing it to ALL of the elections in the nation's history (60 of them) and only 6 have been smaller. But the MSM refuses to point this out.

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Robert Reich pointed this out too recently. Passages Nov 2024 #1
+1. Trump and his cult always try to rewrite history dalton99a Nov 2024 #2
Is it too soon to look forward to 2026? mwb970 Nov 2024 #3
Of course not, given that pretty much started on November 6. CBHagman Nov 2024 #5
Great. Just Great. We have a President that Lies about lying about lying. chouchou Nov 2024 #4
Fuck Peter Baker..... displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #6
These mainstream media outlets are all so pathetic. Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #7
The real number is about 230,000 SCantiGOP Nov 2024 #8
Yes, and by that metric I suppose W's margin was narrowest, 537 votes in Florida (n/t) thesquanderer Nov 2024 #9
What does it matter edhopper Nov 2024 #10
Did the Dems ask for even ONE hand recount of a state's votes? n/t LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2024 #15
So much for the "20 million missing votes PROVES they stole it in 2020!!!" BS Callie1979 Nov 2024 #11
Only landslide one would want is Pas-de-Calais Nov 2024 #12
Bad Don! No Mandate. Mr.Bee Nov 2024 #13
Question: Do we add to T***p's number of lies (30,000+), or begin anew? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2024 #14
This is called "Polishing the Turd" WarGamer Nov 2024 #16
Oh, you! Once again belittling California as if its millions of votes don't count. W_HAMILTON Nov 2024 #17
hmmmm... WarGamer Nov 2024 #18
As Timothy Snyder says, when The Leader says it, it's the truth. ancianita Nov 2024 #19
Donald Trump had one of the smallest margins of victory in the modern era. LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #20
The bastard suppressed votes Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #21
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