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Old 11-27-2024, 07:27 PM   #1
Giantone
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Re: Election Day November 5,2024

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Originally Posted by hail2commanders View Post
He did in fact win the popular vote. He just didn't win over 50 percent of the votes cast.

Ronald Reagan in 1984 won every state except Minnesota and I believe 57 percent of the vote. Nixon in 1972 won almost every state and I think over 60 percent. And yet if such a result was obtained today, you'd have people saying "but you need 70 percent for a mandate......"
More people voted against him then for him. Not saying he didn't win, just not the popular vote.
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