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Trump hasn't won the popular vote [View all] Galraedia Nov 7 OP

So we got Electoral College'd again Freddie Nov 7 #1

No Polybius Nov 7 #10

Kamala is Bound to get at least 50% of the 9 million of Democratic Blue California !!!!! Trueblue1968 Nov 7 #33

Yep we got Electoral College'd again KS Toronado Nov 8 #55

I am hoping you are right. roamer65 Nov 7 #2

I would consider him illegitimate... Karasu Nov 8 #57

I agree. roamer65 Nov 8 #61

Thanks - I hope that comes to pass. It will be nice to know more people do not approve of him. walkingman Nov 7 #3

3 elections in a row - WI, MI, and PA. total winning vote across the 3 not even 200K msongs Nov 7 #4

So far President Trump is winning about 40% of the votes in CA. If that continues he will get kelly1mm Nov 7 #5

He's winning at that level right now because the more Democratic mail-in votes haven't been received/counted yet....... W_HAMILTON Nov 7 #8

Given all we know about the 2024 election so far, particularly the significantly increased early/absentee kelly1mm Nov 7 #14

Republicans still mostly voted in-person -- not by mail -- even when early voting. W_HAMILTON Nov 7 #15

On that we agree! We can wait a few days to see who the popular vote winner is. Especially since kelly1mm Nov 7 #17

It will be more than few days, if previous elections were any indication. W_HAMILTON Nov 7 #21

This. The rapist will not win the popular vote. onecaliberal Nov 7 #27

False! DEM1955 Nov 7 #13

You are correct! My bad! He is only at 39.8% with almost 60% of the vote in. My prediction is he kelly1mm Nov 7 #16

WTF DEM1955 Nov 7 #20

The popular vote winner is meaningless in our system. Ask Hillery Clinton if you are not kelly1mm Nov 7 #22

Him NOT getting the popular Blue_Roses Nov 7 #32

Well that certainly would be a pleasant surprise! We will see eventually how it shakes out. nt kelly1mm Nov 7 #37

dictator tRump, not president, you already lost the argument. nt yaesu Nov 7 #25

Ok sure I have. All former Presidents have been referred to by the honorific 'President' nt kelly1mm Nov 7 #30

His behavior has shown that he is not marybourg Nov 8 #50

I disagree. Just like President Biden invited President Trump to the White House and VP Harris kelly1mm Nov 8 #56

Right now he's at 39.8% and dropping. Galraedia Nov 8 #41

We shall see soon enough. While President Trump is hitting his 2020 raw number kelly1mm Nov 8 #42

May it be so. TomSlick Nov 7 #6

You only think Trump is getting 2 million votes out of 9 million left? Polybius Nov 7 #7

That would be disappointing.nt jfz9580m Nov 7 #12

California is at 58%/40% now and the majority of the ballots still remaining will tilt heavily Democratic. W_HAMILTON Nov 7 #19

Is 2-1 even enough though? Polybius Nov 7 #26

18 states + DC will accept and count a mailed ballot if it is postmarked by, but received after, Election Day. W_HAMILTON Nov 7 #31

Gotcha, so we probably won't know until next week or so Polybius Nov 7 #34

You try so hard!! dpibel Nov 8 #54

Thanks? Polybius Nov 8 #63

Trump got no more than 6 million in 2020 and the votes for him are pretty consistant as they were in 2020 Galraedia Nov 8 #44

What's left is more blue bur not that much more blue. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 8 #45

I really hope so jfz9580m Nov 7 #9

if he loses the popular vote, will it matter? The media has already gone on for days ecstatic Nov 7 #11

well that is fake news then. I wondered how the hell Dump won popular vote. peacebuzzard Nov 7 #28

Getting the low popular vote is not a mandate LiberalFighter Nov 7 #18

Not gonna happen Zeitghost Nov 7 #23

But, but Diraven Nov 7 #24

"...it's dishonest for certain media...to claim that Trump has a mandate..." LudwigPastorius Nov 7 #29

And he'll say he has it regardless, and the media won't call him on it anyway. Xavier Breath Nov 7 #36

Yeah but he does need to convince everyone that it's the will of the people. Galraedia Nov 7 #38

The fact that we are even debating this means the EC needs to be abolished. roamer65 Nov 7 #35

Out of the seven times I've voted in a Presidential election happybird Nov 8 #43

If he doesn't win the popular vote then markodochartaigh Nov 8 #39

Your assumptions and math are incorrect. onenote Nov 8 #40

It's an interesting psychological phenomenon FBaggins Nov 8 #59

No, NBC numbers are incorrect. Galraedia Nov 8 #62

Sick feeling.... It was stolen... the whole GD thing MomInTheCrowd Nov 8 #46

the purges proud patriot Nov 8 #52

iirc stacy abrams did an analysis and came up w a number of votes that were suppressed in her 2nd race. mopinko Nov 8 #64

You are REALLY helping my depressed BigDemVoter Nov 8 #47

if we need to rebuild america in a 2.0 fashion DonCoquixote Nov 8 #48

With Republicans controlling a majority of state legislatures Kaleva Nov 8 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 8 #58

Washington State and DC are still counting too. That's another approx. 350,000 votes for Harris. nt SunSeeker Nov 8 #49

popular vote means nothing. how many EVs will flip? AZLD4Candidate Nov 8 #53

Like it or not, for some bizarrely not, the gap is closing. GreenWave Nov 8 #60

They'll just think you meant to say "penis", and open another bag of Doritos... Jack Valentino Nov 8 #65