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Glaisne

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27. Let us never ever forget that Hillary Clinton

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2024, 04:29 PM

Aug 2024

got more votes than Trump in 2016.

And Gore won in 2000!

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Fugelsang: In fairness, the American people have already elected a woman president. But in 2016, the dead slaveowners [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2024 OP

Yes & we still feel the sting of winning the race but losing over a technicality. CrispyQ Aug 2024 #1

Hard to call a fundamental (TBF, IMHO it is a massive flaw, one of several) part of the US Constitution a 'technicality' Celerity Aug 2024 #6

As a Canadian, looking at your country LiberalLovinLug Aug 2024 #25

I have tripartite citizenship (US, UK, Sweden) so three different electoral/government systems. nt Celerity Aug 2024 #28

LOVE THIS!!! calimary Aug 2024 #26

My dad's first name was Clinton and he was was born in Hope Arkansas multigraincracker Aug 2024 #2

Grifterbee came from there ...nt ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #9

Still there I think. multigraincracker Aug 2024 #13

3/5 compromise for electoral votes in slave states IronLionZion Aug 2024 #3

Been Saying That For Years. Beowulf42 Aug 2024 #4

Clinton won the election, she lost the PROCESS Takket Aug 2024 #5

She hit the nail on the head when she said multigraincracker Aug 2024 #15

The men who wrote the Constitution... William Seger Aug 2024 #7

The electoral college has cost us big! RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2024 #8

This is so true! riverkittenDem Aug 2024 #10

The Republicans will NEVER DENVERPOPS Aug 2024 #11

Don't get me started on how undemocratic the US Senate is which gives small population states outsized power. OMGWTF Aug 2024 #18

For any of the baked in problems to be solved, I'm afraid the country harumph Aug 2024 #12

Wow. TY i& JF!! Cha Aug 2024 #14

National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bmichaelh Aug 2024 #16

A reminder that a dead person has more rights that a woman in much of the United States. OMGWTF Aug 2024 #17

DO NOT STOP REMINDING EVERYONE OF THIS!!!! Moostache Aug 2024 #35

Maybe the new slaveowners will fix it. moondust Aug 2024 #19

DAMN STRAIGHT Skittles Aug 2024 #20

Amen !!! Rubyshoo Aug 2024 #21

AMEN! Lemon Lyman Aug 2024 #22

She would have easily won the electoral college had it not been for the antics of James Comey. (eom) StevieM Aug 2024 #23

The only thing that worried me about her prospective Presidency murielm99 Aug 2024 #24

Let us never ever forget that Hillary Clinton Glaisne Aug 2024 #27

Trump was electored, markodochartaigh Aug 2024 #29

Any system that allowed The Donald to ascend to the top needs tweaking at least? czarjak Aug 2024 #30

Yes, Hillary won by almost 3 million votes . . . hawkeye21 Aug 2024 #31

That's not true ITAL Aug 2024 #33

trump has never won the popular vote. Has never polled over 50% even... Wounded Bear Aug 2024 #32

I know this is the talking point ITAL Aug 2024 #34

Well, keep telling yourself that Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #36

Yes, I know all the states had slaves ITAL Aug 2024 #37