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That's like half the US
Well like 30% if you base it on election results.
I don't understand, didn't trump win the popular vote? Or is turnout only like 50% in the US?
Turnout is usually about 30%.
Thanks, don't get the down votes tho?
In fact, Trump has NEVER won a majority of the popular vote.
I know people love to repeat that on social media, but he did technically win the popular vote.
https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf
He won a plurality of the popular vote. I said he never won a majority.
Jason, is that you?
Weird nitpick
There is actually a legal difference between the two and it's often abused for fuckery in Congress
What does it affect?
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/
77 vs 74 million
He won a plurality of the popular vote. I said he never won a majority.
No need to copy paste your comment to every reply lol
Half the US is stupid? I thought that number was higher.
Well if you take the average American, you have to realize that 50% of us are dumber than that….(edit: if we have an odd number of people in the country or an even number of people it may affect the percent but we can leave Trump administration out of this to seriously improve our numbers, correct me if I’m wrong mathematicians)