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by lapcat 491 days ago
Trump got 49.8% of the vote with 63.9% turnout, which would be 31.8% of eligible voters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia...
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More than half that voted is all that matters
> More than half that voted is all that matters

49.8% is less than half.

Well, unless it's a Democrat winning the popular vote, right? Then the EC is all that matters.