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In reply to the discussion: Trump was NOT ELECTED by VOTERS. Hillary had 3 Million more! [View all]mhw
(678 posts)Different time
Different conditiins in the world
Different candidate.
Different methods of mass messaging.
2016's International nefarious players buying in like a poker game.
Etc...
For those numbers be a factor for consideration, every person who voted for Obama, would also have had to be voting in 2016.
There would have been no 3rd parties drawing away from Clinton for instance as well as the hundred thousands more removed from voter regs by RW Crosscheck. Etc. Etc. Etc.
This discussion, is about using Obama's numbers to somehow make the point as to HRC being "not as popular as him" in vote tallies.
The truth is that such a comparison is pointless because the varibles between the two campaigns were completly different.
The only thing to draw from the difference in the numbers is...just that.
Any other conclusion would take the consideration of all possible varibles that may have caused the difference.
How many Obama voters were unable to vote in 2016? For instance.
Did some leave the country?
Incarcerated? Pass away? Became ill or were otherwise unable to vote.
One would have to know why that many people did not vote for her & to assume the only reason must be because the exact same people who voted for Obama suddenly chose Trump is a pointless assumption.
We are talking about two completely different campaigns, years apart.