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		lapcat 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elon Musk's Demolition Crew Trump got 49.8% of the vote with 63.9% turnout, which would be 31.8% of eligible voters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia...

wallawe 10 months ago [–]

More than half that voted is all that matters

lapcat 10 months ago | | [–]

> More than half that voted is all that matters

49.8% is less than half.

Timon3 10 months ago | | [–]

Well, unless it's a Democrat winning the popular vote, right? Then the EC is all that matters.

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