• Gunner_Marc
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    3 days ago

    He did have a plurality of the vote. Perhaps a majority. Therefore my statement stands.

    • insufferableninja@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      He had a plurality of the vote; 42% of those that voted, voted for him. Voter turnout was about 65%. Voter registration was 74%.

      Quick math, what’s 42% of 65% of 75% of the voting populace?

      Most of us didn’t vote for him. Most of us that voted didn’t vote for him.

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        3 days ago

        Voter turnout was about 65%. Voter registration was 74%.

        So the majority of Americans either voted for him or were complicit.

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          3 days ago

          He got 42% of the vote. That means that 58% did not vote for him. I don’t know why this is so difficult for y’all to understand.

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            2 hours ago

            Those who didn’t vote were complicit is the point.

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            3 days ago

            Yes but by your own stats a large portion of that 58% were complicit. So the majority either voted for him or were complicit (by not voting). This is literally the implication of the stats you are giving right now.

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              3 days ago

              Are you intentionally missing the point, or is your reading comprehension even lower than the average American’s? The person you’re responding to said only 42% of the people WHO DID VOTE, voted for Trump, which means that 58% of people who DID VOTE voted for someone else

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                You’re missing the point. Im saying the people who DID NOT vote are complicit and they plus Trump voters make up the majority. This shouldn’t be a hard concept to understand

              • a_gee_dizzle
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                3 days ago

                You’re missing the point. Trump voters + non-voters = the majority of Americans. Is that really so hard to understand?