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10. Actually, the first paragraph underplays her PV win

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 01:25 PM

Dec 2016

She didn't just win more votes than any other losing candidate. She won more than all the winners except Obama and she's less than 100K behind his 2012 total.

But this exposes another weakness of the electoral college. A state gets all of its EVs regardless of its voter turnout. Texas can have an awful voter turnout and New York can have a great voter turnout. Texas will still get 9 more EVs than NY. The winner take all rules in most states discourage voting by the less popular party. Why should a Republican bother voting in California or a Democrat in Texas. I'll admit, the only thing that got me to the polls in November were the down ballot races.

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It's official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote [View all] forgotmylogin Dec 2016 OP

It officially doesn't matter cause of the e.c. Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #1

Agreed, this article is old news to us, but... forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #2

Is it going to be covered DK504 Dec 2016 #4

Maybe I'm wrong... forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #5

It matters because over half of Trump supporters actually believe that he won the popular vote. BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #3

Trump supporters will never see the truth...until it effects their $$$ RiverStone Dec 2016 #21

They aren't gonna believe you anyway. It's distraction they dont care Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #26

yes, it matters. people need to know the truth, and to know that the antiquated system of niyad Dec 2016 #6

No dems not voting for hillary is what screwed us Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #23

We need to hammer this! Abouttime Dec 2016 #14

you should instruct many, many authors of American historicity and political history to stop writing LanternWaste Dec 2016 #19

It is irrelevant and including it in many many peer-reviewed Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #22

It matters because there is tosh Dec 2016 #24

And that will stop them? Do you think they care ? George aWol Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #25

Russkie-Republican regime deemed ILLEGITIMATE Achilleaze Dec 2016 #7

No mandate central scrutinizer Dec 2016 #8

You should look up the definition of mandate. Thor_MN Dec 2016 #16

Up to 7.2 million voters did not have their votes counted too. Botany Dec 2016 #9

Wow Bayard Dec 2016 #13

Cross Check targeted blacks, hispanics, and muslims Botany Dec 2016 #15

Actually, the first paragraph underplays her PV win TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #10

The article has graphs showing this forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #11

Well the 100 potential EVs per state wouldn't work TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #17

I'm still curious forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #18

That's a good point that I haven't seen made before. spooky3 Dec 2016 #20

after primary, in Texas, I got the "Crosscheck" post card.Rs must have excluded 7 million votes. Sunlei Dec 2016 #12

Duplicate topic - Locking OKNancy Dec 2016 #27