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minus-squaresnowdriftissue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoUnfortunately the vote of most americans in the presidential race literally does not matter because only about 1/4 of them live in swing states
minus-squarepulsey@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agodidnt he also win the popular vote though?
minus-squaresnowdriftissue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYes, mostly because democrats in non swing states had lower turnout than usual. https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout_in_the_2024_general_election https://www.semafor.com/article/11/15/2024/democratic-turnout-plummeted-in-2024-but-only-in-safe-states
minus-squareKelvarCherry [They/Them]@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoHillary won the Popular in 2016 by almost 3 million and that meant nothing. Dems won the Popular in 2000 and arguably the electoral vote, too.
Unfortunately the vote of most americans in the presidential race literally does not matter because only about 1/4 of them live in swing states
didnt he also win the popular vote though?
Yes, mostly because democrats in non swing states had lower turnout than usual.
https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout_in_the_2024_general_election
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/15/2024/democratic-turnout-plummeted-in-2024-but-only-in-safe-states
Hillary won the Popular in 2016 by almost 3 million and that meant nothing.
Dems won the Popular in 2000 and arguably the electoral vote, too.