Democrat: How could we have won the popular vote but lost the election? I guess we underestimated Clinton fatigue and anti-Washington sentiment. And lost touch with angry white males. Never again!
If you subtract the illegals and the cemetery residents you didn’t win the popular vote- then or now. That doesn’t even count those who voted several times because liberal judges said they didn’t have to show ID.
No, you lost because the Electoral College is biased to give more weight to voters in rural conservative states than to voters in more densely populated liberal states. If you live in California, for example, your vote doesn’t count nearly as much as someone in, say, Iowa.
The Democrats lost because the Tea Party destroyed the Republican Party, and were able to nominate the person preferred by the voters. The Democrats were still strong enough to force the party choice on voters who wanted Bernie, or actually anyone who wasn’t establishment Washington, so they lost.
We need less subcategorization and more unification (yes, I know that is a trite thing to say).A couple of op-eds on why this may have happened and how it affects more than just the disaffected white population in the US:
What is a unique situation is the possibility that millions of illegal immigrants successfully voted in 2016. It will be quite interesting to see if the final report from VoteStand and True The Vote proves Phillips’ allegations. Stay tuned.
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To conclude, unproven by 3 independent fact checkers. The fake news continues unchecked…
There were a few theories as to why Gore won the election and lost the Electoral college, the economic downturn and stock market slide had just started. He had adopted a “people vs. the powerful” message and people were not ready for such a populist theme. there was Ralph Nader who took 2.7% of the left-wing vote, which would have been enough to put the more popular candidate into office. Along with the theory laid out in the toon, there is a Clinton fatigue in this country thanks to the fake media environment created by the right-wing.
What both parties fail to understand is that only the millionaires who back them are “true believers”. Most Americans just want the government to leave us the hell alone. So, as a result, middle-America has to continually vote against the party in power, once it’s firmly established itself and changed the laws to make everything wonderful. And the pendulum swings. The left isn’t happy. The right isn’t happy. But most of all the 50% of America in the middle is starting to get mad as hell at this stupidity.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 7 years ago
On target. And still, they refuse to learn.
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 7 years ago
If you subtract the illegals and the cemetery residents you didn’t win the popular vote- then or now. That doesn’t even count those who voted several times because liberal judges said they didn’t have to show ID.
Happy Two Shoes over 7 years ago
Being an ‘angry white male’ I have never voted Republican.
I hope the Evangelicals are happy that they put The Beast into power.
neatslob Premium Member over 7 years ago
No, you lost because the Electoral College is biased to give more weight to voters in rural conservative states than to voters in more densely populated liberal states. If you live in California, for example, your vote doesn’t count nearly as much as someone in, say, Iowa.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 7 years ago
The Democrats lost because the Tea Party destroyed the Republican Party, and were able to nominate the person preferred by the voters. The Democrats were still strong enough to force the party choice on voters who wanted Bernie, or actually anyone who wasn’t establishment Washington, so they lost.
martens over 7 years ago
We need less subcategorization and more unification (yes, I know that is a trite thing to say).A couple of op-eds on why this may have happened and how it affects more than just the disaffected white population in the US:
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/opinion/dalai-lama-behind-our-anxiety-the-fear-of-being-unneeded.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/opinion/when-work-loses-its-dignity.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
hippogriff over 7 years ago
neatslob
Even more so Wyoming, Alaska, or (dripping with irony) Vermont.
martens over 7 years ago
Fact checking NPP’s spammed postts about 3 million illegal voters:
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http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2016/nov/18/blog-posting/no-3-million-undocumented-immigrants-did-not-vote-/
We rate it False.
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http://www.snopes.com/three-million-votes-in-presidential-election-cast-by-illegal-aliens/
Claim: Three million non-citzens voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election.
Unproven
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http://www.inquisitr.com/3719036/3-million-illegal-immigrants-voted-gregg-phillips-votestand-donald-trump-final-popular-vote-count-2016-predictions/
What is a unique situation is the possibility that millions of illegal immigrants successfully voted in 2016. It will be quite interesting to see if the final report from VoteStand and True The Vote proves Phillips’ allegations. Stay tuned.
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To conclude, unproven by 3 independent fact checkers. The fake news continues unchecked…
Mr. Blawt over 7 years ago
There were a few theories as to why Gore won the election and lost the Electoral college, the economic downturn and stock market slide had just started. He had adopted a “people vs. the powerful” message and people were not ready for such a populist theme. there was Ralph Nader who took 2.7% of the left-wing vote, which would have been enough to put the more popular candidate into office. Along with the theory laid out in the toon, there is a Clinton fatigue in this country thanks to the fake media environment created by the right-wing.
I Quit over 7 years ago
What both parties fail to understand is that only the millionaires who back them are “true believers”. Most Americans just want the government to leave us the hell alone. So, as a result, middle-America has to continually vote against the party in power, once it’s firmly established itself and changed the laws to make everything wonderful. And the pendulum swings. The left isn’t happy. The right isn’t happy. But most of all the 50% of America in the middle is starting to get mad as hell at this stupidity.