Trump has fallen below 50% of the popular vote.

[In It to Win It]

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[mr715]

1. This is good.

For the soul if nothing else.

[PeaceWave]

44. Meh. Bill Clinton became President with 43% of the vote.

[mr715]

45. But with a plurality and an electoral mandate

It is the barest of bones symbolic, but I take some small sliver of solace that at least the President-Elect couldn't achieve a popular vote majority.

[uponit7771]

2. Still no stats on mail in ballots, it was the mail ins that were the basis of Trumps "they cheated" charge the last time

... because they came in late and pull Biden over blue wall.

Nothing about them this time, how can there be record early voter turnout and day of and mail ins fall flat ... whatever, people are going to feel the pain even if Benedict Donald carries out 25% of his economic plan.

I pray only MAGA feels the greater consequence and not everyone else who didn't vote for the rapist, racist, felon and theif

[peregrinus]

25. I'm thinking they will

There is no polite way to tell somebody they believe in an illusion. Economic pain is going to be soul crushing to them because they are spiritually invested in this bloated piece of shit.

[Think. Again.]

28. Considering red states are the majority beneficiaries of Federal aid...

...I believe they'll be hurting much worse than Blue states very soon.

[uponit7771]

34. Yep, Melon Usk wants austerity for the poor... Red states fit that bill

[maveric]

3. Minority rule.

[usonian]

13. Apartheid, baby!

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100219696928

[malaise]

43. THIS

Rec

[Think. Again.]

29. Otherwise known as "The Electoral College".

[wryter2000]

4. Hooray for small favors

Some mandate

[AverageOldGuy]

5. Popular vote is irrelevant

It's the 18th Century Electoral College that decides the winner.

[pnwmom]

10. It's relevant when the winner is claiming a mandate. You can't have a minority vote

and logically claim a mandate. The majority of voters opposed him.

[Mariana]

22. As if he or his worshipers care about that at all.

[Emile]

32. Exactly, with control of all three branches of government why should they.

[ShazzieB]

19. Yes, and fuck the electoral college!

It's one of the most undemocratic things in our constitution, and it needs to GO,

Yes, I know know it won't be easy. That is a separate issue from the fact that it's a VERY bad thing.

[MichMan]

24. If we had the Popular Vote Compact in place, Trump would have won all 538 EC votes.

Now that would be a mandate

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[Granny Blue]

7. No Mandate!

Every time these bottom feeding liars claim they have a mandate to screw over my fellow humans, I want to scream “Hell no you don’t!” Now I have facts to backs me up. Thank You!!!

[Mariana]

23. Why do you think that matters to them?

[JoseBalow]

8. Here comes the fraud!

[dalton99a]

9. Kick

[Think. Again.]

30. K&R

[Orrex]

12. Maybe he'll fall into an industrial hog farm's waste pond

[SleeplessinSoCal]

14. It's not over til it's over.

Can't count our chickens yet...

[Cha]

15. HOPE he KEEPS FALLING.

[Silent Type]

16. So Stein, Howdy Doody, etc., got a bit less than 1%.

[AdamGG]

17. Bill Clinton won 43% of popular vote in '92 and 49% in '96

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I know we want to find solace where we can, but Trump is going to handle everything the same way regardless. In 2000, George Bush lost the popular vote and still went around claiming that he had a "mandate".

Trump's supporters are way too stupid to know the difference or to care. Honestly, no members of the Democratic party felt that Bill Clinton should govern differently because he didn't win 50% of the popular vote. In his case, having Ross Perot as a 3rd party candidate affected the numbers.

[John1956PA]

26. I remember 43 saying that after the 2004 election. n/t

[AloeVera]

33. Me too. Nt

[AdamGG]

37. I think he may have also said it after 2000

I might be wrong, but I remember thinking how stupid a comment it was.

[John1956PA]

40. I remember the jokes about 43's "Man Date" in 2004.

Maybe some of those jokes were on DU. It was not until 2006 that I became a member of DU.

I think the term applies when the winner not only gets the electoral vote win, but the majority of the popular votes as well. As I recall, Bill Clinton was disappointed in 1996 that he just missed getting a majority of the popular vote. That lack of majority cost him the "mandate" which, as recall, he had been talking about getting.

[GreenWave]

31. 3 horse race

[uponit7771]

36. Clinton won a plurality, Trump can't even claim that iinm

[Polybius]

38. Sure he can

You don't think Trump will win a plurality? I doubt Harris passes him in the Popular Vote count.

[uponit7771]

39. Yeah, he still wins the plurality... makes me think something is so wrong

[Dem4life1970]

18. You can tell from the reaction and all of the online postings

that he has no mandate. People are not voting for dictatorship and mass deportations.
They want cheaper eggs (tariffs should help with that. ).

They are already interpreting this election as a green light for Project 2025, and I hope they
are paying attention to the response to his "cabinet" picks (insert lead balloons here).

[The Wandering Harper]

21. no mandate, and half the country isn't evil

I'll take it

[BoRaGard]

27. Loserman (R)

If the G.O.P. Felon/Rapist wants a real man date,
he needs to have a private talk with his Attorney General in waiting.

[Blue_Tires]

35. Life is about the small victories, I guess?

[calimary]

41. But he still wins, 'eh?

What would happen if the continued count ultimately were to show SHE won?

I kinda doubt that would happen, but what if it DID? Would that reverse the results?

[City Lights]

42. His "mandate" is as shriveled up as his mushroom. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

46. No majority

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