News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at Guantánamo. Parent comment

Re:Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at... by lambertsimnel on Sunday November 13, 2016 @12:38PM (#12944483)
No presidential candidate got ≥50% of the vote. Clinton got the most votes, but still less than half. And that's just out of votes cast. Clinton got the backing of barely 27% of eligible voters and Trump got even less.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at... by Chris2048 on Sunday November 13, 2016 @01:33PM (#12944784)
Comment said "of American voters".

If you don't vote, you lose it, so why mention this?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at... by lambertsimnel on Sunday November 13, 2016 @01:50PM (#12944882)
To me "voters" seems as likely to mean "those eligible to vote" as not. I agree that the proportion of votes cast is more relevant.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at... by benchaney on Sunday November 13, 2016 @02:23PM (#12945092)
Even if you include only votes cast, both Clinton and Trump got < 50% of votes.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at... by vacri on Sunday November 13, 2016 @03:42PM (#12945541)
Oh, then if Trump only got 47% of the vote, the OP's point is irrelevant? Phew.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at... by jsight on Sunday November 13, 2016 @08:49PM (#12946956)
Well, Hillary received more votes than Trump either way.
[ Parent | on HN ]