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sarisataka

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4. They paid off the Electoral College

Reply to akraven (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 02:18 PM

Dec 2018

Do you have a link to any evidence to support that statement or is it just hyperbole?
I believe there were very few surprises in the Electoral vote.

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Trump will not win the 2020 popular vote [View all] jimmy the one Dec 2018 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #1

He didn't win the 2016 popular vote. akraven Dec 2018 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #3

I agree 1000%... ADX Dec 2018 #6

"you would hear crickets here about abolishing the Electoral College. " No!! You wouldn't retread Dec 2018 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #13

"Her popular vote margin over Trump all came from California" VOX Dec 2018 #16

Hear! Hear! CA is one of the most important dynamic, states in the entire union. Yavin4 Dec 2018 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #21

The slavery-era, Electoral College should be done away with Yavin4 Dec 2018 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #27

IMHO, it's arbitrary to claim that the 2.8M 'all came from California' ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #28

Yeah, actually, the fact that 'it's arbitrary' ... does mean ... 'it's wrong'. mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #34

anti-trump libertarians & democrats got 51.5% of popular vote jimmy the one Jan 2019 #24

I have a comeback for the California excuse Jspur Jan 2019 #39

They paid off the Electoral College sarisataka Dec 2018 #4

Electoral college is what matters..nt helpisontheway Dec 2018 #5

He won't be on the GOP ticket in 2020 katmondoo Dec 2018 #7

Ditto malaise Dec 2018 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #14

Because he will not be running after having been removed from office in 2019 Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #15

Call it what you want. This is my opinion and I'm stickin to it Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #17

Electoral College math is all that matters and, sadly, Trump is still in an okay place... Drunken Irishman Dec 2018 #10

Very well said Polybius Dec 2018 #23

could sherrod brown swing ohio jimmy the one Jan 2019 #25

See Post 29 DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #32

Based on the midterm results jcgoldie Jan 2019 #30

Agreed. It's an uphill battle for sure... Drunken Irishman Jan 2019 #38

Trump will not be on the 2020 GOP ticket. sarcasmo Dec 2018 #12

None of these polls matter because we don't know who Trump's opponent will be. n/t Yavin4 Dec 2018 #19

66% of WY approves of Trump? Polybius Dec 2018 #20

Due to subtle population shifts DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #29

What about Electoral? oberliner Jan 2019 #31

If you took every state where Trump is upside down he would lose the Electoral College. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #33

We need to be strong in a few key states oberliner Jan 2019 #35

States we have a real shot of flipping -in order DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #36

All we need really is those first three and we win oberliner Jan 2019 #37

electoral college can lead to unwarranted super power jimmy the one Jan 2019 #40