Summary
Trump’s popular vote share has fallen below 50% to 49.94%, with Kamala Harris at 48.26%, narrowing his margin of victory.
Trump’s share of the popular vote is lower than Biden’s in 2020 (51.3%), Obama’s in 2012 (51.1%) and 2008 (52.9%), George W. Bush’s in 2004 (50.7%), George H.W. Bush’s in 1988 (53.2%), Reagan’s in 1984 (58.8%) and 1980 (50.7%), and Carter’s in 1976 (50.1%).
The 2024 election results highlight Trump’s narrow victory and the need for Democrats to address their mistakes and build a diverse working-class coalition.
The numbers also give Democrats a reason to push back on Trump’s mandate claims, noting most Americans did not vote for him.
This is a ridiculous argument. Orange man won the electoral college, got the most votes, won the senate, house of reps, the presidency, and the supreme court. What more is there to lose?
Well the left lost thier sanity so everything else has become trivial.
That’s still a win in the popular vote. He has a mandate.
Usually, “mandate” used to mean overwhelming support from the majority. If these percentages hold up, donvict has a plurality. Even if he had a bare majority with Kamala and him having ~1.5% delta, it’s not like it is some real mandate, either…
It is. If you look at his appointments it looks like he’s going to be moving as fast as he can so that’s good.
It’s a plurality and not a majority, pretty far from a mandate. It’s a legal win.
That’s a mandate
People need to chill, he won by a good margin, stop trying to create drama on everything
People need to chill, he won by a good margin
even if true, does that suddenly make him not a convicted criminal and rapist?
Bro wtf do the elections result have on common with him being a criminal? We are talking about votes and election results, stop mixing things
