"Clinton: 65,844,610 (48.2%)
Trump: 62,979,636 (46.1%)
Others: 7,804,213 (5.7%)"
Means that 53%
of the people who voted didn't vote for Trump: i.e., the majority of Americans didn't vote for him. Btw, only something like 50% of those eligible to vote actually voted. My opinion, is because
they didn't like either choice. Or else, why didn't they vote?
According to a new Gallup poll, 55 percent of Americans have a negative view of Trump, making him the only president-elect of the four most recent presidents-elect whose unfavorable rating outweighs his favorable score.
This seems about right given the election numbers. (Note: Not saying he didn't win the electoral vote. But, obviously, the electoral vote does not equate to the popular vote or the popularity of the electee. Ok, it's the system; but, "free thinkers" don't just accept "the system." Besides, the disjoint between the electoral and popular vote (which has only happened 4 times in history) is something that people can address, and not simply be told "get over it".
Mind you, we did quite well getting over it when George Bush was handed the presidency by the Supreme Court after losing the popular vote, too. That didn't happen with Obama. Willie will tell you; Sheriff Joe has proof that Obama wasn't a legitimate American. The people who voted may have voted for change; but, nationally, Obama today is more popular than Trump. So, in a way, no doubt we'll get over Trump too.
Regardless, I think the worse thing that can happen is if the 4 million people who voted think that their votes don't count because of the way the system is set up. It's a question whether that will encourage or discourage them to vote next time. The best result would be to have a system where everyone's vote was equal in a national election.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:36 pm
