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minus-squarekelargo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoSeriously. Didn’t Biden only win by like 43,000 votes in the electoral college?
minus-squarewoodenskewer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoThere’s only 538 votes total in the electoral college. It was 306/232. Unless I’m misunderstanding what you’re referring to, then, apologies.
minus-squareEstiar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIn competitive states, he won by only 43k votes as opposed to the many more votes he won by in the popular vote. In other words, had those votes been cast differently, the electoral college would be very different
minus-squarestringere@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoRepublicans have not won the popular vote for a president since HW Bush.
Seriously. Didn’t Biden only win by like 43,000 votes in the electoral college?
There’s only 538 votes total in the electoral college. It was 306/232. Unless I’m misunderstanding what you’re referring to, then, apologies.
In competitive states, he won by only 43k votes as opposed to the many more votes he won by in the popular vote. In other words, had those votes been cast differently, the electoral college would be very different
Republicans have not won the popular vote for a president since HW Bush.