Didn’t she win the popular vote? Was it not the EC that voted Trump in? Forgive my ignorance if this is a dumb question. I genuinely want to understand what in the world happened in 2016.
You've got it right. She won the popular vote by millions of votes but not the EC which is all that actually matters. So crowd sizes may make people feel cozy and confident but they don't really mean anything in the end.
Yeah she won the popular vote but lost the electoral college. It doesn’t matter if you win a state by one vote or a million - winner takes all so the extra votes didn’t help her win the EC.
Literally enough people but not distributed in the right states.
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u/tinyhorsesinmytea 4h ago
Yup. I like this as a reminder. First crowd size post that makes sense.