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6. No, this IS PRECISELY what America voted for.

Reply to nikibatts (Original post)

Fri Jun 30, 2017, 07:13 AM

Jun 2017

Constitutionally, it doesn't mean fuck all what MOST Americans vote for. It's how MOST Electoral college voters vote for that matters and that means some states have a bigger say in who becomes president than other states.

America voted for this.

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STOP saying "thats what the American people voted for!" MOST of America DID NOT vote for him! [View all] nikibatts Jun 2017 OP

Thank goodness, dimwit deplorables are in the minority. nt oasis Jun 2017 #1

Deplorables have become what they hate IronLionZion Jun 2017 #4

K&R JHB Jun 2017 #2

This. Exactly this! Amimnoch Jun 2017 #3

Good post, excellent points. Thank you. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #7

If only we could recommend individual posts. Thanks. n/t seaglass Jun 2017 #10

Been a while, Amimnoch Jun 2017 #20

I have been saying this until blue in the face. Thank-you, yes. Eom pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #18

Not enough people voted against him oberliner Jun 2017 #5

No, this IS PRECISELY what America voted for. Foamfollower Jun 2017 #6

So all the reason more we need to hold the pro-Trump tyrants of the "electoral college" responsible ck4829 Jun 2017 #11

I don't think it would be possible for me to agree with you more than I already do! Foamfollower Jun 2017 #13

A few thoughts... Va Lefty Jun 2017 #8

Only 26 percent of eligible voters voted for Trump TomVilmer Jun 2017 #9

I believe that graphic is incorrect... Raster Jun 2017 #14

It is still correct that 100 million voters did not vote for either of the candidates! TomVilmer Jun 2017 #16

that is basically true, yes... Raster Jun 2017 #17

Yes, but we only have to deal with the one in the WH now. nikibatts Jun 2017 #22

Not much different than 2008 at all. Amimnoch Jun 2017 #21

I wish i could kick this a million times! mfcorey1 Jun 2017 #12

He not only lost the Popular Vote but his own home state. Lady_Chat Jun 2017 #15

Yes. We need to start the premise of our argument in truth. Good point. Eom pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #19

DURec leftstreet Jun 2017 #23

KNR Lucinda Jun 2017 #24