Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by dheera on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:45AM
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The popular vote is not a good indicator. I live in a deep blue state, the fact that my vote doesn't actually influence the electoral college reduces the incentive to go vote, drastically.
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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by lpa22 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:06AM
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That goes both ways. In fact, there might be more Red voters who think their vote is futile and don’t do out to vote.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by relaxing on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:06AM
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There isn’t. The polling and results are all out there.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by sweezyjeezy on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:48AM
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Exactly, unless you rerun with a "popular vote wins" election - it's not concrete at all. The campaigns would not have been run in the same way, and the people would not vote in the same way.
I say this every election when democrats play the "but we won the popular vote" card as well - that wasn't the game being played, so it doesn't really mean that much.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by tightbookkeeper on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @09:03AM
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If he didn’t win it, the democrats narrative right now would be the electoral college is a fraudulent system and he is illegitimate. #notmypresident
Now you can question 2nd order effects, but that’s not a message that’s easy to communicate through media.