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loyalsister

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4. I think that would have been a less surprising result

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 04:13 PM

Dec 2016

We knew Trump had groupthink scattered throughout the US, and that there could be enough voters dispersed throughout to give him the popular vote. It was the unexpected concentration in historically blue states that was a surprising revelation.
So, just based on that, the media coverage would have been different. Democratic pundits would be defending the electoral college and minimizing the popular vote, and republicans would be calling for it to be abolished.

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Question, Would the media be reacting any different if the situations were reversed?..Trump-Hillary? [View all] Stuart G Dec 2016 OP

Main Stream Media IMO is not to be trusted. I now view MSM as propaganda outlets and RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

Yes, thinks would be very different, the conflict of interest would be loud, Thinkingabout Dec 2016 #2

they'd harp on about her inability to connect to all of America, and how she has to reach out .. JHan Dec 2016 #3

I think that would have been a less surprising result loyalsister Dec 2016 #4

YES YES YES. THE BIG story would be about how the people did not support her JI7 Dec 2016 #5

We would still be talking MFM008 Dec 2016 #6

worse than that 0rganism Dec 2016 #7

If Trump would have gotten more votes and lost the EC the main topic would be doc03 Dec 2016 #8

Republican congress critters would chorus about the lack of a mandate gratuitous Dec 2016 #10

Sure as shit Fox would. nt jmg257 Dec 2016 #9