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In reply to the discussion: Keith Ellison and Bernie Sanders: How To Remake the Democratic Party [View all]Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)presidential candidate in history, the Republicans have just won the White House.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8387036
The results are now final: Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 3 million
http://www.businessinsider.com/popular-vote-trump-clinton-2016-12?r=US&IR=T&IR=T
Hillary Clinton secured nearly 3 million more votes than President-elect Donald Trump in the final popular vote tally, which by Wednesday morning was certified in all 50 states and Washington, DC.
The Democratic presidential nominee ended up with more than 65.84 million votes, compared with the more than 62.97 million ballots cast for the president-elect.
Of course, Trump won the Electoral College and thus the presidency by pulling off narrow wins in traditionally Democratic states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, while Clinton ran up higher vote totals than President Barack Obama did in the 2012 election in states like California, Texas, and Arizona.
Clinton's popular vote total fell just short of Obama's 2012 result, by fewer than 75,000 votes. Trump secured the most votes of any Republican presidential candidate in history.
In terms of overall percentage, Trump's 2.1% loss in the popular vote was the third-lowest mark for a victor in the past 49 elections. Trump's share of electoral votes ranked 46th out of 58 elections.
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so, NO, his opinions are NOT welcome