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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Hillary won because .... [View all]

BeyondGeography

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1. She won CA by 3.4 million votes
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:01 AM
Dec 2016

Her PV margin was two points nationally, but she lost the swing states by two points nationally. Until the rules change, that worked out to a pretty substantial electoral college loss, fair and square.

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Hillary won because .... [View all] Coyotl Dec 2016 OP
She won CA by 3.4 million votes BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #1
The rules won't change B2G Dec 2016 #7
Damn, dude. She lost. Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #2
Even if she had won... greytdemocrat Dec 2016 #4
Yes, she did. rec, Nt Mc Mike Dec 2016 #3
Projections vs results... Begabig Dec 2016 #5
gee, when you look at it that way.... frankieallen Dec 2016 #6
"Won" by 2.5+ million. Got over 6 million more votes in CA & NY alone. jmg257 Dec 2016 #8
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