Maybe, PROBABLY a lot of states like Oklahoma that WE KNEW Trump would carry, some stayed home, knowing it wasn’t critical. So, yeah, if it were a popular vote, more people would have gotten out to vote.
Exactly right. A popular vote for president is an entirely different scenario. By the way, this is typical leftist rhetoric. Look at the results, then make a straight-line analysis and don’t consider other factors. And so in liberal logic, you end up with:
1. Hillary “won” the popular vote. We should just ignore the circumstances and give her the victory; problem solved.
2. Rich people make too much money, we should tax them at confiscatory rates, so they have no more than the rest of us; problem solved.
3. Having an unwanted pregnancy or handicapped child is a big problem, we should just have abortion on demand; problem solved.
4. Minorities are not getting into college at the same rate as Asians and Anglos, we should just have affirmative action for them so they can get into any university; problem solved.
5. College is sooo expensive now; we should just give students free loans for college; problem solved.
And so on ... you get the idea.