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riversedge

(80,991 posts)
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 01:05 PM Nov 2016

Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Lead Over Donald Trump Now Exceeds 1.5 Million Votes [View all]

Source: abc




Nov 20, 2016, 5:09 AM ET



It's been nearly two weeks since the November 8 general election, but the results have not remained static as ballots continue to be counted.

While the number of votes for both president-elect Donald Trump and his former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton continue to increase, the gap is widening, with Clinton expanding her popular vote lead over Trump.

According to new figures released by The Associated Press on Saturday, Clinton received more than 1.5 million votes than her Republican rival.

As of Saturday, Clinton had received 63,390,669 votes, while Trump received 61,820,845 votes -- a difference of 1,569,824, according to The AP.

Rounded off to whole numbers, that translates to 48 percent vs. 47 percent.


Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-lead-donald-trump-now/story?id=43667918



I do not know Hillary's plans for her future but I strongly suspect she will engage in some causes near and dear to her.





Moms Demand Action ‏@MomsDemand 14h14 hours ago

The women who came before us - from suffragists to civil rights activists to feminists - deserve our commitment to act in their honor.

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