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Donald Trump Poised to Be First Republican to Win Popular Vote in 20 Years
Newsweek ^ | 2/11/24 | James Bickerton

Posted on 02/11/2024 6:20:51 PM PST by cotton1706

Donald Trump could receive a major boost to his political authority if he's selected as the Republican presidential candidate and wins the popular vote in November, according to a prominent political scientist.

Professor James Vike, an expert in United States politics who teaches at Widener University, told Newsweek such a victory would enable Trump to "wield the popular mandate card in hopes of convincing legislators and rivals to consent to presidential wishes."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; maga; maga2024; popularvote; presdjtrump; trump; trump2024
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This popular vote business has always been nonsense since it's not difficult to win the popular vote when you control EVERY population center, as the Democrats do.

Furthermone, the Democrats NEVER questioned Bill Clinton's ability to "wield the popular mandate" when he won only 43% of the popular vote.

But I'm looking forward to the retirement of this tired talking point.

1 posted on 02/11/2024 6:20:51 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Remember that? Clinton insisted he had a mandate with only 43% of the vote.


2 posted on 02/11/2024 6:24:20 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: cotton1706

Elections are corrupt and Republicans are cowards.

There will be no Republican president.


3 posted on 02/11/2024 6:30:19 PM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie. )
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To: cotton1706

Clickbait headline. No chance Trump wins the popular vote.


4 posted on 02/11/2024 6:31:04 PM PST by nwrep
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To: cotton1706

I suggest that Trump has already won the popular vote twice


5 posted on 02/11/2024 6:31:31 PM PST by South Dakota (Patriotism is the new terrorism .)
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To: ought-six

Which states give electoral votes to person winning popular vote.


6 posted on 02/11/2024 6:32:14 PM PST by midwest_hiker
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To: ought-six

I thought it was 39%?


7 posted on 02/11/2024 6:32:45 PM PST by Leep (Kill ALL Fakestinians!)
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To: cotton1706
I believe that Biden will continue to lose ground to Trump in a "preference cascade."

preference cascade (plural preference cascades)

  1. (psychology) The situation where people's private opinions reach a tipping pointand become publicly expressed and accepted.

8 posted on 02/11/2024 6:35:56 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: cotton1706

Yeah, it’s a meaningless media creation, some media person made up the name. It obviously doesn’t exist in US presidential elections. The reason liberals want to make it exist is the same reason they talk about “our democracy”. They want to dismantle our Constitutional Republic. They want presidential elections to be decided by a national popular vote. They don’t want states to exist at all except in name only. They want centralized govt, not representative govt. Democracy is their stalking horse.


9 posted on 02/11/2024 6:39:23 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: cotton1706

He won the popular vote in 2020, and the electoral votes that went with it.


10 posted on 02/11/2024 6:58:31 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: stinkerpot65

I agree w your first statement!!
We better pray to God your wrong w the second!


11 posted on 02/11/2024 7:00:40 PM PST by bantam
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I believe that Biden will continue to lose ground to Trump in a "preference cascade."

It's only February. The Democrats can still set the country on fire for a long, hot, violent summer.

12 posted on 02/11/2024 7:04:02 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: cotton1706

There is NO POPULAR VOTE.

It’s a joke to think there is. Some states the GOP has no chance so they don’t even vote. And same with democrats.


13 posted on 02/11/2024 7:06:02 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: cotton1706

What does one call winning the popular vote like Reagan did? I assume Trump will win 2024 like that, especially with dementia Joe melting down so publicly.


14 posted on 02/11/2024 7:06:58 PM PST by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: nwrep

I think your crystal ball is on the fritz.


15 posted on 02/11/2024 7:29:41 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: cotton1706

He won popular vote by 8 million in 2020.


16 posted on 02/11/2024 7:37:51 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: Angelino97

Biden isn’t getting any better, in fact the disease causing his dementia is accelerating its progression. Biden 6 months from now will be very different than Biden today.


17 posted on 02/11/2024 7:49:14 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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"Donald Trump Poised to Be First Republican to Win Popular Vote in 20 Years"

...... And still lose the election!! ..... They forgot that part ..... Just Sayin' .....

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18 posted on 02/11/2024 7:52:00 PM PST by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: cotton1706

Leave it up to the lame stream media to keep harping on the popular vote garbage.
The Electoral College model is the right way to, timely, confirm government for this Constitutional Republic.
Anything less, lessens the value of millions of voters outside the primary population centers.


19 posted on 02/11/2024 7:55:52 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: mbrfl

Clouded by spritz.


20 posted on 02/11/2024 8:27:38 PM PST by nwrep
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