2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

(109,659 posts) Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:03 PM Nov 2016

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She didn't get them were it mattered Larkspur Nov 2016 #1

Because in our voting system mostly white people in rural states matter more pnwmom Nov 2016 #2

imho, The recounts will show that she got them where it mattered. anamandujano Nov 2016 #4

According to two sources I've used, the Obama # is low. spooky3 Nov 2016 #3

He had 65.9 million votes in 2012 BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #5

Thank you! pnwmom Nov 2016 #6

Larkspur

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1. She didn't get them were it mattered

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Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:05 PM

Nov 2016

and that is why Obama became president and Hillary did not.

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pnwmom

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2. Because in our voting system mostly white people in rural states matter more

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Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:07 PM

Nov 2016

than diverse people in urban areas.

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anamandujano

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4. imho, The recounts will show that she got them where it mattered.

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Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:08 PM

Nov 2016

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spooky3

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3. According to two sources I've used, the Obama # is low.

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Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:08 PM

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I'm on my phone so can't find and link them, but his # was around 65 mill. She may yet surpass him, however, even with the much higher third party #s this year vs 2012, and voter suppression this year.