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minus-squarekelargo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 年前Seriously. Didn’t Biden only win by like 43,000 votes in the electoral college?
minus-squarewoodenskewer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 年前There’s only 538 votes total in the electoral college. It was 306/232. Unless I’m misunderstanding what you’re referring to, then, apologies.
minus-squareEstiar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前In competitive states, he won by only 43k votes as opposed to the many more votes he won by in the popular vote. In other words, had those votes been cast differently, the electoral college would be very different
minus-squarekelargo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前This. And it was too close for those competitive electoral votes.
minus-squarestringere@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前Republicans have not won the popular vote for a president since HW Bush.
minus-squarekelargo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前Doesn’t matter. The electoral college is the only thing that counts.
Seriously. Didn’t Biden only win by like 43,000 votes in the electoral college?
There’s only 538 votes total in the electoral college. It was 306/232. Unless I’m misunderstanding what you’re referring to, then, apologies.
In competitive states, he won by only 43k votes as opposed to the many more votes he won by in the popular vote. In other words, had those votes been cast differently, the electoral college would be very different
This. And it was too close for those competitive electoral votes.
Republicans have not won the popular vote for a president since HW Bush.
Doesn’t matter. The electoral college is the only thing that counts.