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Re:Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative Approved by hackuser on Monday November 14, 2016 @05:45PM (#12954056)
Trump won with fewer votes than his opponent; governors always win with more votes than their opponents. Whether the governor's vote total is a majority or plurality is a separate question.

Also of interest: Democrats have won the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections, going back a quarter century.

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Re:Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative Approved by bbarn on Monday November 14, 2016 @11:18PM (#12955546)
Isn't this exactly why the electoral college exists? To prevent incredibly dense populations with completely different priorities from deciding for the entire nation?

Note also, no states went to Trump where Clinton had the popular vote.

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