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Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Lead Now Over Two Million
NBC News ^ | 11/23/16

Posted on 11/23/2016 1:23:50 PM PST by Impala64ssa

As additional votes have been counted in the presidential election, especially on the West Coast, Hillary Clinton's national popular-vote lead over Donald Trump now exceeds 2 million votes, according to an ongoing tally by the Cook Political Report's David Wasserman.

Hillary Clinton's vote total is 64,223,986 (48.1% of the vote), while Trump's is 62,206,395 (46.6%) - a difference of 2,017,591 votes (1.5%).

To put that popular-vote margin into perspective, Al Gore's popular-vote lead over George W. Bush in 2000 - when Bush won the Electoral College - was 547,000 votes. Also noteworthy: Clinton's 64-plus million votes is nearing in on the 65.9 million Barack Obama won in 2012.

Of course, presidents are elected by the Electoral College, not the popular vote, and what sunk Clinton's campaign was her performance in the key battleground states, particularly in the Midwest. And by Wasserman's count, Trump beat Clinton in 13 key swing states by a 48.5%-to-46.6% margin. In the non-swing states, though, Clinton is ahead of Trump 48.9%-to-45.6%.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2016popularvote; 270; clinton; election; trump
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To: DaveA37

Trump isn’t going after her. Or he is. Or maybe he isnt. Like many things recently, it is up in the air.
We will have to just wait and see.

Green Party has actually demanded a recount. This is only so they can make some money. Next few weeks will be very interesting all around.


61 posted on 11/23/2016 2:07:36 PM PST by Snark
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To: Impala64ssa

She conceded the election. It’s over.


62 posted on 11/23/2016 2:09:26 PM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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To: Signalman

Lucky for dem leaders,their voters are too stupid to know that...They can keep the bozos riled up and angry next 4 years...


63 posted on 11/23/2016 2:09:46 PM PST by Hambone 1934
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To: wiseprince

Any reasonable person who spends the briefest time imagining a NATIONWIDE recount sees the idiocy of considering a ‘popular vote’ presidential election.

It’s bad enough when we hand out voter IDs with driver’s licenses, or at shopping malls, or who knows maybe they’ll include a few with every packet of food stamps.

They oppose making voters identify themselves. They’re pushing for the right for felons to vote. The president himself takes to the air and assures non citizens that they won’t pay the price for their fraudulent votes.

They are doing all they can to ratchet up the fraud, to import law-breaking voters, to win voting rights for the least qualified... Trump needs to drain this swamp too.


64 posted on 11/23/2016 2:10:29 PM PST by getitright (If you call this HOPE, can we give despair a shot?)
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To: Signalman; vette6387; flat; unkus; SkyPilot; HarleyLady27; MinuteGal; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; ...

It’s called RAT VOTER FRAUD!!


65 posted on 11/23/2016 2:10:53 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Impala64ssa

Trump should ceed to Hillary right now, It’sthe right thing to foo. Heal the nation Trump resign for health reasons.
You lost Hillary., get use to it. Hillary fans go to your save space. Grab a safe dog too.
You lost!!!! STFU.


66 posted on 11/23/2016 2:18:27 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex)
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To: Impala64ssa

So what and who cares?


67 posted on 11/23/2016 2:26:10 PM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: Starboard

When Leslie Stahl interviewed TRUMP; he stated that IF the
RULES had been the popular vote, he WOULD HAVE STILL WON
as he would have campaigned in a different manner to
accommodate the popular vote rule. He played by the rules.


68 posted on 11/23/2016 2:34:48 PM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: Impala64ssa

In other news, Carolina was awarded the 2015-16 Super Bowl trophy because they had a better regular season record than the Denver Broncos.


69 posted on 11/23/2016 2:35:01 PM PST by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Impala64ssa

Yeah, now take out the 15 to 20 million illegal alien votes and give me the new numbers!


70 posted on 11/23/2016 2:36:48 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Impala64ssa

These losers aren’t going to stop until Hillary is ahead of Trump by a billion “popular” votes. Why don’t they just get a life and get over it? The system worked as designed. We have a President-elect who is not beholden to a few large states with a few large metropolitan centers. We have a much better system, IMO, thanks to the wisdom and foresight of good, decent, moral men.


71 posted on 11/23/2016 2:42:25 PM PST by chimera
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To: Impala64ssa

Trump made a great analogy to golf.

The popular vote is like stroke play where the electoral college is like match play.

You can’t change the rules after the match.


72 posted on 11/23/2016 2:43:41 PM PST by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: Impala64ssa

Gee, you think they’ll let us know when she wins


73 posted on 11/23/2016 2:52:34 PM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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To: Impala64ssa

74 posted on 11/23/2016 3:10:18 PM PST by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Impala64ssa

Box 13.


75 posted on 11/23/2016 3:11:31 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Impala64ssa

Five millions of illegals and the green card holder voters, are, illegal.


76 posted on 11/23/2016 3:14:24 PM PST by Rebel2016
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To: Jean2

Yes, I had heard her remarks at the time. Pundits were remarking how incredibly stupid she was for making them.


77 posted on 11/23/2016 8:37:02 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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