• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You’re right that he would’ve lost the first time, but it still would’ve been way closer to winning than is healthy. In a sane world, 20% of the popular vote for a racist, sexist, rapist, conman thief would’ve been concerning.

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Even the popular vote gets fucked up thanks to the electoral college though. Blue voters in red states have little incentive to show up to the polls because of the EC.

      Without it those voters would have more turn out.