Posted on 04/26/2018 12:30:13 PM PDT by Simon Green
President Trump on Thursday argued that he'd rather see the presidential election be determined based on the popular vote than the current Electoral College system, claiming it would be "much easier to win."
"They also like to always talk about [the] Electoral College. Well, it's an election based on the Electoral College. I would rather have a popular election, but it's a totally different campaign," Trump said during an interview with "Fox & Friends."
"It's as though you're running — if you're a runner you're practicing for the 100-yard dash as opposed to the one mile," he continued. "The Electoral College is different. I would rather have the popular vote, because it's — to me, it's much easier to win."
Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, securing 304 electoral votes to Clinton's 207.
However, Clinton defeated Trump in the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.
Trump has claimed without any evidence that his defeat in the popular vote was due to widespread voter fraud.
The president has frequently touted his election victory in the 15 months he’s been in office, often explaining that it is difficult for a Republican to win the general election based on the way votes are divvied up in the Electoral College.
A month after the election, Trump took to Twitter to claim that he would have performed "even better" in the 2016 campaign if it had been based on the popular vote.
"Campaigning to win the Electoral College is much more difficult & sophisticated than the popular vote. Hillary focused on the wrong states!" he tweeted, referencing his Democratic opponent.
Double no. And rather embarrassing for him to show such a lack of understanding why we have the electoral college.
Yeah, no thanks Don. I don’t want to be ruled by a 50 mile strip of each coastline.
Exactly! He is trolling for suckers!! LOL!
Surely, there were more dead, illegal and switched votes than that.
Why does;’t Trump EVER shut up?
Um, nope, Mr. President.
“It’s nice that you have an opinion, Donny-boy, but you don’t get to make that decision. There’s a lot more to America than California and New York. I thought you knew that. You’ll still have to campaign for the votes from us rubes in “Flyover Country”.
I’m guessing doesn’t really understand the consequences of changing the national election to a popular vote. Just as a side note; I think he did himself a lot of harm by his rant on F&F this morning. Therapeutic perhaps but not smart.
No.
He is setting up his election fraud case, for which they have evidence. Likely, it shows he won the popular vote once you throw out illegal voting.
Build the wall and enact massive electoral reform. The way things are, the popular vote is rather compromised to say the least by at least 5-6 million illegal votes or much more. I also think the liberals thought they rigged the Electoral Collage also. Nevertheless, I kind of get the point though.
Has this phrase been used by the MSM - ever - regarding comments made by a Democrat president?
Oh gosh ain’t you the big man
Ye gads. Somebody reel him in.
Honestly, Trump lives in a world of his own, thank god. He knows this can’t happen, so he says it, their heads explode and the never ending Trump news cycle continues. It’s actually getting a little old.
Honestly, Trump lives in a world of his own, thank god. He knows this can’t happen, so he says it, their heads explode and the never ending Trump news cycle continues. It’s actually getting a little old.
Worse - 5 most populated CITIES.
Great minds think alike; beat me too it, though.
Yep, so someone previously said. I’ll have to look up which ones they are.
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