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excon

Clinton won the POPULAR vote. Trump says he got a MANDATE?? Is he STILL confused???

Hello:

So far, Clinton had amassed 59,626,052 votes nationally, to Trump's 59,427,652 — a margin of 198,400.  That puts Clinton on track to become the fifth U.S. presidential candidate to WIN the popular vote but lose the election.

See it HERE:  http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/09/501393501/shades-of-2000-clinton-surpasses-trump-in-popular-vote-tally

excon

Posted - November 10, 2016
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  • A good example of the failing displayed by all representative democracies.
      November 10, 2016 6:55 AM MST
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  • 691
    It is hard to say the meaning of this.  Of course people know that if the are in a state which is very dark red or blue that there is no value in bothering to vote.  The turnout rates show that California and Hawaii had the lowest voter turnout so perhaps many felt there was no value and there would be more trump votes otherwise. Or there would be more hillary votes. It is not something that we can know.
      November 10, 2016 7:09 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello again, IT:

    The one thing we DO know, is that he DIDN'T get a mandate.

    excon
      November 10, 2016 7:17 AM MST
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  • 2515
    @iTPro, look up the word "mandate". Trump didn't get one! 
      November 10, 2016 7:22 AM MST
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  • 691
    "the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election."

    I would argue that this is exactly what trump got.
      November 10, 2016 12:20 PM MST
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  • 17600
    ..........and you would be correct.
      November 11, 2016 12:25 AM MST
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  • 3934
    Every politician who wins an election (regardless of how) claims to have a mandate to implement whatever policies she or he prefers. This is true even if there is copious evidence for a lack of popular support for the elected official's preferred policies.
      November 11, 2016 12:55 AM MST
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