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DSandra

(999 posts) Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:53 PM Nov 2020

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Trump will be the first president in almost 150 years to NEVER have won the popular vote

Even Dubya won the popular vote in 2004. The last president to have never won the popular vote was Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877.

Trump will NEVER have the benefit of a popular vote mandate, he only had a chance because of a biased election system that favors small states.

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Trump will be the first president in almost 150 years to NEVER have won the popular vote (Original Post) DSandra Nov 2020 OP

Donald isn't a student of history. BKDem Nov 2020 #1

Technically, neither did Ford... Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #2

First elected president then... DSandra Nov 2020 #8

I'm thinking, maybe FarPoint Nov 2020 #3

He did...barely. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #5

Yes. I went and just looked it up. FarPoint Nov 2020 #10

The way I remember it, Alabama back then voted for electors, not candidates. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #11

According to wikipedia, Kennedy beat Nixon in 1960 by over 100,000 votes in the popular vote DSandra Nov 2020 #7

Benjamin Harrison in 1889 was the last to never win the popular vote. andym Nov 2020 #4

Was Hayes impeached too? standingtall Nov 2020 #6

Trump live with facts? lol - that's a good one Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #9

BKDem

(1,733 posts)

1. Donald isn't a student of history.

Reply to DSandra (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:56 PM

Nov 2020

Let's make sure he learns this, as well as that MOST Presidents win two terms.

In fact, let's rub his fucking nose in it.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

2. Technically, neither did Ford...

Reply to DSandra (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:56 PM

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DSandra

(999 posts)

8. First elected president then...

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:05 PM

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FarPoint

(12,336 posts)

3. I'm thinking, maybe

Reply to DSandra (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:56 PM

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John Kennedy did not win the popular vote????

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

5. He did...barely.

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:57 PM

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FarPoint

(12,336 posts)

10. Yes. I went and just looked it up.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:08 PM

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Apparently, something about questionable ballot counts in Alabama...a squeaker.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

11. The way I remember it, Alabama back then voted for electors, not candidates.

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:16 PM

Nov 2020

Kinda like now, of course, but specific elector names, not the specific candidate.

DSandra

(999 posts)

7. According to wikipedia, Kennedy beat Nixon in 1960 by over 100,000 votes in the popular vote

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:59 PM

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andym

(5,443 posts)

4. Benjamin Harrison in 1889 was the last to never win the popular vote.

Reply to DSandra (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:57 PM

Nov 2020

Election in 1888, so 132 years ago.

standingtall

(2,785 posts)

6. Was Hayes impeached too?

Reply to DSandra (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:58 PM

Nov 2020

I don't think so. Trump going to have to live with those facts the rest of his life.

Clearly fogged in

(1,896 posts)

9. Trump live with facts? lol - that's a good one

Reply to standingtall (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:06 PM

Nov 2020

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