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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by asmor on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:14AM (#46474421)
We both know this is an imperfect statement without getting into a lecture about representative democracy or voting modalities.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by throwawaysleep on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:17AM (#46474437)
Americans have been all for this the last couple of rounds as well.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by KingOfCoders on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:26AM (#46474529)
Trump won the electoral vote [edit: and the popular vote]
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by sokoloff on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:32AM (#46474577)
That’s the one that governs, but in 2024 he also won the popular vote.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by asmor on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:34AM (#46487803)
I guess we'll forever wonder how much of the lack of turnout was due to backing the wrong party outside a swing state.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by squidbeak on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:07AM (#46474841)
This is muddying with jargon. You're insisting on nuance where there is none: Trump won emphatically, and the campaign couldn't have been clearer about what MAGA intended to do in power.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by int_19h on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:38AM (#46476460)
As I recall, Trump specifically campaign on the promise of no more wars.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by asmor on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:32AM (#46487784)
Nope, I will not get myself dragged into this mud, except maybe to say that by the numbers, "not voting" won.
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Re:Explosions reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas by maxerickson on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:41AM (#46487862)
The combined margin in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania (which could combine to flip the election) was about 250,000 votes. That's not all that emphatic.
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