What happens if Trump wins the EC in 2024, but loses the popular vote by 5% and 10 million votes?
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« on: December 23, 2021, 06:32:54 PM »
Two questions to kick off the discussion:

• What kind of public reaction would we see?
• Would you recognize Trump's win as legitimate?

Note: This is a win in terms of actual votes cast, not a matter of state legislatures or courts overturning a state's slate of electors.
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2021, 06:37:22 PM »
The two term president that never “won”.
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2021, 08:40:35 PM »
Somewhat depends on the margin of the EC and the margins of the closest states.

If he wins by <300 EV or the swing states are 1% or less, then the consensus is likely that he won due to voter suppression.

If he wins by 300 EV+ and the swing states are a larger margin, then it’s seen as another extreme example of why the electoral college is unjust. It probably becomes a mainstream Democratic opinion to abolish it since this would be the THIRD time it happened to Democrats in 24 years.
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2021, 08:55:47 PM »
Trump is currently on track to win the popular vote tbh...
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2021, 08:57:35 PM »
Quote from: Pres Mike on December 23, 2021, 08:55:47 PM
Trump is currently on track to win the popular vote tbh...

Only if you have no grasp of the political base state.
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2021, 09:17:24 PM »
He'd be like Cleveland except that Cleveland won the popular vote 3 out of 3 times instead of 0 out of 3 times.
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2021, 09:37:40 PM »
Trump would be rightfully inaugurated on January 20, 2025 because he won the election.
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