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In reply to the discussion: Do DUers understand the meaning of 2million more votes? [View all]pnwmom
(108,959 posts)27. She wasn't a "deeply flawed" candidate. In 2013 the Supreme Court
dismantled the voting rights act, which resulted in the purging of millions of voters, and others being denied a vote due to ID requirements they couldn't meet. Others had polling stations closed and early voting days cut back.
And yet she already has a margin of more than 2 million votes and it will quite likely end up as 2.5 - 3.
Your 20/20 hindsight is perfect. Too bad everyone isn't as perfect as you are.
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I do too. Clinton's lead is larger than the sum of all the Trump votes in almost a dozen states.
Coyotl
Nov 2016
#11
hey hey, ho ho, the electoral college has got to go... or get used to having LOSER republicans
TheFrenchRazor
Nov 2016
#73
We got killed by the effectiveness of GOP brainwashing in rural communities.
lostnfound
Nov 2016
#38
Their worldview is created from twitter and facebook fake news & 'Trumpland' was prophetic
Sunlei
Nov 2016
#43
Yeah, we got whacked upside the head by the electoral college . . . again. n/t
MrModerate
Nov 2016
#14
we got wacked because lots of people didn't want the 'status quo' system anymore or they sat out &
Sunlei
Nov 2016
#48
she won those states because of the black vote and they ARE a big part of the votes in the GE for
JI7
Nov 2016
#64
There are counties in states with More votes than registered voters, including in WI.
onecaliberal
Nov 2016
#52
Everything about this from the primaries on has been bizarre and unprecedented.
Kablooie
Nov 2016
#72