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alleoops

Fri 12/09/16 09:12 AM


Hillary Didn't 'Win' Majority of the Popular Vote



Democrats are still licking their wounds, their supporters are still shell shocked over President-elect Donald Trump’s upset win over Clinton, and they keep peddling the myth that Clinton won the majority of the popular vote. They use this to undercut the notion that Trump has a mandate. Enter Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (via The Hill):

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) blasted Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the president-elect doesn't have a mandate for his "politics of hate and division."
"I think most people conclude that the fact that he lost the popular vote is so disturbing to the president-elect because he wants to claim a mandate, but he cannot claim a mandate because a majority of Americans voted against him," Merkley said.

Right now, Clinton leads Trump 48/46 in the popular vote. Is that a majority? No, it’s a plurality.
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greeneyes148

Fri 12/09/16 02:00 PM

I can't believe some of these Dems are still bitching and moaning?...as you can see by the press,most people have moved on and the " ones who like to riot and destroy" have even stopped... because they lost their 15 minutes of fame.

No one likes crybabies.. no one.
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Conrad_73

Fri 12/09/16 02:28 PM

http://freebeacon.com/politics/capitol-hill-staffers-supporters-sob-greet-hillary-clinton-after-reid-farewell/

Capitol Hill staffers working for Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) and other supporters audibly sobbed on Thursday afternoon as they greeted Hillary Clinton after she gave a farewell address to honor retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.).


The DC-Snowflakes in action!
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alleoops

Fri 12/09/16 02:41 PM


http://freebeacon.com/politics/capitol-hill-staffers-supporters-sob-greet-hillary-clinton-after-reid-farewell/

Capitol Hill staffers working for Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) and other supporters audibly sobbed on Thursday afternoon as they greeted Hillary Clinton after she gave a farewell address to honor retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.).


The DC-Snowflakes in action!


That was a stop on her failure tour.laugh
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IgorFrankensteen

Fri 12/09/16 03:12 PM



Hillary Didn't 'Win' Majority of the Popular Vote



Democrats are still licking their wounds, their supporters are still shell shocked over President-elect Donald Trump’s upset win over Clinton, and they keep peddling the myth that Clinton won the majority of the popular vote. They use this to undercut the notion that Trump has a mandate. Enter Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (via The Hill):

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) blasted Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the president-elect doesn't have a mandate for his "politics of hate and division."
"I think most people conclude that the fact that he lost the popular vote is so disturbing to the president-elect because he wants to claim a mandate, but he cannot claim a mandate because a majority of Americans voted against him," Merkley said.

Right now, Clinton leads Trump 48/46 in the popular vote. Is that a majority? No, it’s a plurality.



Hmm. Okay, but on the other hand, it certainly does mean that Trump LOST the popular vote. And, since you didn't notice, the American voting system holds that a plurality victory IS a true victory. So yes, you are wrong, Clinton DID "win" the popular vote, by American voting standards.

Again, it doesn't matter, because the popular vote has NEVER been what determines the Presidency in this country.

Edited by IgorFrankensteen on Fri 12/09/16 03:18 PM
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alleoops

Fri 12/09/16 03:28 PM


"a majority of Americans voted against him," Merkley said.


Not true.

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Dodo_David

Fri 12/09/16 04:17 PM

If Clinton did not get 50% or more of all votes, then a majority of voters voted against her.
The same is true for Trump.
Edited by Dodo_David on Fri 12/09/16 04:17 PM
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sparkyae5

Fri 12/09/16 04:27 PM



LIBERAL'S DO NOT NOT HAVE A MORAL COMPASS.
THATS WHY ARE COUNTRY IS BANKRUPT....
Edited by sparkyae5 on Fri 12/09/16 04:28 PM
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IgorFrankensteen

Fri 12/09/16 07:12 PM


If Clinton did not get 50% or more of all votes, then a majority of voters voted against her.
The same is true for Trump.


Nope. In order to determine who voted AGAINST someone, you have to take another vote entirely. Voting FOR one person, does NOT also mean voting AGAINST the other one.

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Oceans55555

Fri 12/09/16 07:58 PM

Right, by some 2.5 million votes.
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ciretom

Fri 12/09/16 08:08 PM

Right now, Clinton leads Trump 48/46 in the popular vote. Is that a majority? No, it’s a plurality.

That's a semantic debate at best.

"Majority" can simply mean "more," or "a greater/greatest number."

It doesn't have to mean "more than 50%."

No one likes crybabies.. no one.

Seems anyone that posts an opinion on the internet does.
Cry babying provides something to offer an opinion on.
So people seem to be seeking them out, at least for "news" stories/opinions to be reposted.
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msharmony

Sat 12/10/16 06:54 AM

I agree with cire , semantics

in elections, they come up with a term 'plurality' which considers that votes are split up amongst several candidates and a winner may not get more than half


mathematically, majority is simply the greater number


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Conrad_73

Sat 12/10/16 11:27 AM


http://freebeacon.com/politics/capitol-hill-staffers-supporters-sob-greet-hillary-clinton-after-reid-farewell/

Capitol Hill staffers working for Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) and other supporters audibly sobbed on Thursday afternoon as they greeted Hillary Clinton after she gave a farewell address to honor retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.).


The DC-Snowflakes in action!

the "Popular Vote" is a Red Herring,only the Majority of EC-Votes will put you into the WH!
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Dodo_David

Sat 12/10/16 01:24 PM


the "Popular Vote" is a Red Herring,only the Majority of EC-Votes will put you into the WH!


Yeah, but whenever Democrats don't win by playing by the rules, they make up new rules.
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IgorFrankensteen

Sat 12/10/16 01:33 PM



the "Popular Vote" is a Red Herring,only the Majority of EC-Votes will put you into the WH!


Yeah, but whenever Democrats don't win by playing by the rules, they make up new rules.

Unlike Republicans? Good joke.
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Dodo_David

Sat 12/10/16 01:43 PM




the "Popular Vote" is a Red Herring,only the Majority of EC-Votes will put you into the WH!


Yeah, but whenever Democrats don't win by playing by the rules, they make up new rules.

Unlike Republicans? Good joke.


I don't recall the GOP wanting to change the rules after losing.
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Conrad_73

Sat 12/10/16 01:48 PM

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unknown_romeo

Sat 12/10/16 02:28 PM

It all comes down to who "The Illuminati"chose to lead the U.S...I guess it was trump & everyone including hilary herself is shocked....the illuminati can use you in every way possible & throw you away like a chewed up piece of bubble gum & there aint nothing you can do about it...but hey it's not over yet....you never know what move the illuminati might pull next & surprise the world....
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Conrad_73

Sat 12/10/16 02:51 PM


It all comes down to who "The Illuminati"chose to lead the U.S...I guess it was trump & everyone including hilary herself is shocked....the illuminati can use you in every way possible & throw you away like a chewed up piece of bubble gum & there aint nothing you can do about it...but hey it's not over yet....you never know what move the illuminati might pull next & surprise the world....

I think you ILL-uminati goofedlaugh
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IgorFrankensteen

Sat 12/10/16 03:05 PM





the "Popular Vote" is a Red Herring,only the Majority of EC-Votes will put you into the WH!


Yeah, but whenever Democrats don't win by playing by the rules, they make up new rules.

Unlike Republicans? Good joke.


I don't recall the GOP wanting to change the rules after losing.


First, which rules are you claiming that the Democrats have proposed changing after the fact with this?

Second, the Republicans last tried to reverse the decision of the American electorate, when they decided that seeing to the nations most pressing real problems, took second place to "seeing to it that Obama gets only one term." That failed. Before that, they dedicated themselves to ignoring the most pressing concerns of the Republic, by dedicating themselves to trying to remove the FIRST Clinton from office, because they thought American should not have elected him.