Posted on 12/16/2016 12:36:57 PM PST by IBD editorial writer
Democrats who are having trouble getting out of the first stage of grief — denial — aren't being helped by the fact that, now that all the votes are counted, Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote has topped 2.8 million, giving her a 48% share of the vote compared with Trumps 46%.
To those unschooled in how the United States selects presidents, this seems totally unfair. But look more closely at the numbers and you see that Clinton's advantage all but disappears.
As we noted in this space earlier, while Clinton's overall margin looks large and impressive, it is due to Clinton's huge margin of victory in one state — California — where she got a whopping 4.3 million more votes than Trump.
California is the only state, in fact, where Clinton's margin of victory was bigger than President Obama's in 2012 — 61.5% vs. Obama's 60%.
But California is the exception that proves the true genius of the Electoral College — which was designed to prevent regional candidates from dominating national elections.
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Motor voter did its job... well not quite.
Trump should have demanded a recount in CA. Prolly over 4 million illegals voted for Hillary.
How much was due to voter fraud?
Aliens voting umpteen times and then killing you on the road while driving drunk.
How many illegals took Obama’s suggestion — and voted?
Would really like to know.
Hillary can be THEIR President, when they leave the union. :)
Be sure to shove that fact in the face of the whiners and complainers. But, for them facts don’t count, it’s feelings that count.
What would be the point? He already had won so no sane Judge would have allowed it since it would no thave changedanything
>>Trump should have demanded a recount in CA. Prolly over 4 million illegals voted for Hillary.<<
If they keep bringing up this “popular vote” meme that may be exactly what happens.
gov. le petomane moonbeam has already said California will defy the feds. What will they do when a vote and voter audit occurs?
Thanks to the Electoral College, this is moot. Thank you Founder Fathers. Your genius has again been confirmed.
My thoughts exactly.
well, looks like some walkin around money was spread in other places
Clinton +1.7 million in NY
Clinton +944k in Il
Clinton +520k in Wa
Let RATS continue to pack the already packed RAT states and future elections will be just as hard for them.
In truth, it is irrelevant. Hillary could have won every vote in California and the election results would have been the same.
Or, to put it another way, Clinton’s entire margin in the popular vote can be attributed to Los Angeles County, The Bronx, and Queens.
where she got a whopping 4.3 million more votes than Trump.
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And she got about 1.3 million of those votes over Trump
in one county, Los Angles County.
Take away just LA county, then whats the popular vote at??? A county it take a month and sometimes a month and a half to count. Are they just recounting the same ballots or something?
California is your proof of a foreign country (ies) interfering in an American election, but of course the left and the Chamber of Commerce politicians of both parties won’t touch this.
California secession looks better and better every day. Just do it!
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