Those numbers do matter for clarity. Saying he didn’t lose by millions blurs the truth. Saying he lost by a few thousand votes is not at all accurate when electoral college votes are the only ones that matter, and adding “in a few swing states,” only fuels those stop the steal Maga idiots
They do not. They only matter in the context of a discussion of the election among those familiar with how the system works, where all parties specifically understand that the popular vote is a meaningless metric as it relates to electing a president.
Saying he didn’t lose by millions blurs the truth.
Again that’s just factually incorrect. By the same standards, you’d logically have to argue that Trump lost the 2016 election, which is obviously nonsense.
If anything, the opposite is true: using terms like “won” and “lost” based on the popular vote is what’s really blurring the truth.
It’s like talking about an American football game and who won and lost based on overall yards gained or time of possession instead of the final score.
Saying he lost by a few thousand votes is not at all accurate when electoral college votes are the only ones that matter
Interesting angle, considering this is the first possibly valid point you’ve made…but that it also completely contradicts the rest of your argument. You’ve been here arguing the popular vote matters then turn around and say the EC votes are the only ones that matter…bold strategy.
In concession, I’ll admit you’re right on this one and I stand corrected.
Yeesh you really don’t know how to keep to a side. Thanks for the props, thanks for saying what I already said, thanks for rehashing what you already said, and thanks for not understanding the point and drawing this out. This whole exchange is unnecessary and has been a waste of my time
Those numbers don’t matter though.
What they were saying, accurately, was that the election was decided by a few tens of thousands of voters delivering swing states with tight races.
Trump lost by a few million votes in 2016 too, but that’s not what mattered then either.
Those numbers do matter for clarity. Saying he didn’t lose by millions blurs the truth. Saying he lost by a few thousand votes is not at all accurate when electoral college votes are the only ones that matter, and adding “in a few swing states,” only fuels those stop the steal Maga idiots
They do not. They only matter in the context of a discussion of the election among those familiar with how the system works, where all parties specifically understand that the popular vote is a meaningless metric as it relates to electing a president.
Again that’s just factually incorrect. By the same standards, you’d logically have to argue that Trump lost the 2016 election, which is obviously nonsense.
If anything, the opposite is true: using terms like “won” and “lost” based on the popular vote is what’s really blurring the truth.
It’s like talking about an American football game and who won and lost based on overall yards gained or time of possession instead of the final score.
Interesting angle, considering this is the first possibly valid point you’ve made…but that it also completely contradicts the rest of your argument. You’ve been here arguing the popular vote matters then turn around and say the EC votes are the only ones that matter…bold strategy.
In concession, I’ll admit you’re right on this one and I stand corrected.
Trump lost by 74 votes.
Yeesh you really don’t know how to keep to a side. Thanks for the props, thanks for saying what I already said, thanks for rehashing what you already said, and thanks for not understanding the point and drawing this out. This whole exchange is unnecessary and has been a waste of my time