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NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts) Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:21 PM Nov 2020

Joe Biden now has the highest share of the popular vote for a challenger since FDR in 1932

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Biden is now up to 50.8% of the popular vote, topping Reagan’s 50.7% in 1980. This is the highest percentage for a challenger since FDR in 1932

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Joe Biden now has the highest share of the popular vote for a challenger since FDR in 1932 (Original Post) NYC Liberal Nov 2020 OP

And Trump Zambero Nov 2020 #1

John Quincy Adams and Benjamin Harrison did too... NYC Liberal Nov 2020 #9

4,898,765 is the amount Joe has beaten Trump by so far! Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #2

Are there more votes to count? WOW !!! way to go Biden team !!! uponit7771 Nov 2020 #3

Hey, good to know. There's perspective also in realizing Hortensis Nov 2020 #4

Let's also not forget that Republicans never controlled the House NYC Liberal Nov 2020 #8

Good on Biden & Harris! Rt! Cha Nov 2020 #5

Team Biden Made History! Cha Nov 2020 #6

Population of WY + ND + SD + AK + MT + 846,000 pat_k Nov 2020 #7

AND THAT'S WITH REPUGS HAVING.... calclar Nov 2020 #10

Zambero

(8,964 posts)

1. And Trump

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:38 PM

Nov 2020

is the only president to ever lose the popular vote TWICE.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

9. John Quincy Adams and Benjamin Harrison did too...

Reply to Zambero (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 06:25 PM

Nov 2020

but go ask a random person about either of them today.

Trump will forever be known as a loser.

Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)

2. 4,898,765 is the amount Joe has beaten Trump by so far!

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:39 PM

Nov 2020

This was not a close race.

uponit7771

(90,336 posts)

3. Are there more votes to count? WOW !!! way to go Biden team !!!

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:39 PM

Nov 2020

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

4. Hey, good to know. There's perspective also in realizing

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:40 PM

Nov 2020

that FDR only won by a razor-thin margin even after Hoover and the Republicans cannnibalized the nation into the Great Depression.

What a shame that we didn't manage to turn both the presidency and both houses of congress over to the Democrats as our grandparents did.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

8. Let's also not forget that Republicans never controlled the House

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 06:23 PM

Nov 2020

even when Reagan won 49 states.

If Biden won 49 states with 60% of the vote, but lost the House...the media would claim he had no mandate.

Cha

(297,196 posts)

5. Good on Biden & Harris! Rt!

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:42 PM

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Cha

(297,196 posts)

6. Team Biden Made History!

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:43 PM

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pat_k

(9,313 posts)

7. Population of WY + ND + SD + AK + MT + 846,000

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 06:04 PM

Nov 2020

More than the population of
Tulsa + Omaha + Memphis + Nashville + El Paso + Jacksonville + Fort Worth

calclar

(55 posts)

10. AND THAT'S WITH REPUGS HAVING....

Reply to NYC Liberal (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 07:36 PM

Nov 2020

....SUPER-GERRYMANDERED AND SUPPRESSED THE VOTE TO A FAR GREATER DEGREE SINCE FDR'S ERA. I BELIEVE IT'S A GREATER LANDSLIDE SINCE FDR'S ELECTION DUE TO THESE MODERN FACTORS.

IT'S BEEN CONSERVATIVE/MINORITY RULE IN THE U.S. FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS IF YOU ACTUALLY COUNTED THE NATIONAL (POPULAR) VOTE.

TIME TO STOP THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE LOOPHOLE AND PASS LEGISLATION STATE BY STATE VIA INFO FOUND AT WWW.POPULARVOTE.COM (OR .ORG).

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