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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump dipped below 50%...

Donald Trump	76,732,720	49.999%
Kamala Harris	74,191,300	48.343%
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That was days ago, it’s even lower now.
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There goes the mandate. [/quote]

312 electoral votes for Truml with 3 million more actual votes than last time. And Dems got over 6 million less than than last time. In these divisive times, with the most controversial candidate of all time, I would say that is a mandate when essentially 10 million people changed their voting behavior despite being told that the Republican candidate was a fascist Nazi who would destroy democracy. [/quote]

When a candidate doesn't break 50% support, there is no mandate. Citing the electoral college is a loser ploy.[/quote]

So 50% equals mandate, but not 49.9%?  Hmm, if you say so. Feels like a mandate, and a strong one, under the circumstances. [/quote]

No, neither is really a mandate. It has been pointed out that in the last 4 elections the popular vote margin has been extremely close, much closer than in the entire previous century. 
This shows that there is pretty even support for both sides. However the electoral college suppresses the popular vote because a lot of people feel their vote doesn’t matter. [/quote]

The absolute absurdity of the electoral college. A person's vote in New York doesn't count in the same way that a person's vote in Alabama doesn't count. Why bother showing up when a handful of voters in a handful of states get to decide.[/quote]

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