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Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by InTheLight, Nov 29, 2016.

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  1. InTheLight

    InTheLight Well-Known Member
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    If Trump thinks he won by a landslide even though he didn't, maybe he thinks other false things as well. Like flag burners don't have constitutional right of free speech, like Ted Cruz's dad met with Lee Harvey Oswald the day before JFK was shot, like thousands of Muslims celebrated on rooftops of New Jersey on 911, like 2 million illegal votes were cast for Hillary, etc. etc. The capacity for self-deception is not a quality you want in a President of the United States.

    I know, I know, Obama this, Hillary that.
     
    #41 InTheLight, Nov 29, 2016
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    Good luck.

    And if true, since Trump didn't get 60%, I assume your answer to the OP would be no, Trump did not win by a landslide.
     
    #42 InTheLight, Nov 29, 2016
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    I was not assigning any benefit to the landslide, just asking whether or not one occurred. Didn't bring up Obama scandals either.
     
    #43 InTheLight, Nov 29, 2016
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    57%. Close enough.
     
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    I think Salty means 60% of the popular vote constitutes a landslide, not 60% of the electoral college votes.

    For Trump's 56.8% of the electoral college votes to be considered a landslide one would have to consider 45 other elections to be landslides as well.

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    #45 InTheLight, Nov 29, 2016
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    As I said before the election, Hillary couldn't beat Trump and Trump would win big. He in fact did. 306 to 232
     
    #46 Revmitchell, Nov 30, 2016
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    I think that, when most people are asked, a landslide is based on popular vote and not electoral vote.

    Based on his 2M-margin loss of the popular vote, I do not believe that Trump's win was a landslide.
     
    #47 Rolfe, Nov 30, 2016
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    Actually - its popular vote or the EC -
    (Still looking - )
     
    #48 Salty, Nov 30, 2016
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    No.
    What difference at this point does it make?
    Ditto.

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    There is no popular vote for President. The very term is meaningless.

    Okay by me.
     
    #50 TCassidy, Nov 30, 2016
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    Brevity. Awesome.

    I wish my wife could learn this.
     
    #51 InTheLight, Nov 30, 2016
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    My wife as well.
    :)
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    One might say there was a "landslide" which changed the terrain in several states.
     
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    #54 InTheLight, Dec 19, 2016
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    correct!!!
     
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    My understanding of a landslide is wining 60% of the vote
     
    #56 Salty, Dec 19, 2016
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    Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z
     
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    So then its understood, Trump won by a landslide.
     
    #58 Revmitchell, Dec 19, 2016
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    Given ALL the predictions of Trumps imminent failure in the debates, the primaries, the general election and the recounts - 1 vote over would be a LANDSLIDE!

    HankD
     
    #59 HankD, Dec 19, 2016
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