Summary

Donald Trump and Republicans are falsely framing his 2024 election win as a historic “landslide” and sweeping mandate, despite the data showing otherwise.

Trump won the popular vote by just 1.6%, the smallest margin for a winning president since 1968, and his 307 electoral votes rank low in U.S. history.

Crucial Senate and House gains were limited, with Republicans relying on gerrymandering for their narrow House majority.

This exaggeration of victory serves to justify potential power expansions, but the facts debunk claims of an unprecedented or overwhelming mandate.

  • Randomgal
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    1 day ago

    He won bro. He’s president of the ENTIRE COUNTRY it doe at matter how you cope.

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
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      He does everything he blames the other side of doing, which means he cheated. Ballot boxes were burned. Mail-in ballots went “missing”. They rigged the election just well enough for it to not be glaringly obvious to those who weren’t paying as much attention.

    • GladiusB@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Yea. Cool story bro. It’s a sporting event. Put on your cheerleader outfit and jump around.

      (P.S. that is what you sound like)