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minus-squarepulsey@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoNot electing him a second time would’ve helped
minus-squaresnowdriftissue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoUnfortunately the vote of most americans in the presidential race literally does not matter because only about 1/4 of them live in swing states
minus-squarepulsey@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agodidnt he also win the popular vote though?
minus-squaresnowdriftissue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoYes, mostly because democrats in non swing states had lower turnout than usual. https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout_in_the_2024_general_election https://www.semafor.com/article/11/15/2024/democratic-turnout-plummeted-in-2024-but-only-in-safe-states
minus-squareKelvarCherry [They/Them]@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoHillary won the Popular in 2016 by almost 3 million and that meant nothing. Dems won the Popular in 2000 and arguably the electoral vote, too.
Not electing him a second time would’ve helped
Unfortunately the vote of most americans in the presidential race literally does not matter because only about 1/4 of them live in swing states
didnt he also win the popular vote though?
Yes, mostly because democrats in non swing states had lower turnout than usual.
https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout_in_the_2024_general_election
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/15/2024/democratic-turnout-plummeted-in-2024-but-only-in-safe-states
Hillary won the Popular in 2016 by almost 3 million and that meant nothing.
Dems won the Popular in 2000 and arguably the electoral vote, too.