▲ 828 ▼ Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage (news.sky.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 563 comments fedilink hide all child comments Video clip: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1812249329203286464
[–] anon@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) so it’s just an attendance issue that he won one and lost one, or fraud? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Trump lost the popular vote to Clinton by 2.9 million votes. He lost to Biden by 8.8 million votes. The last Republican president to win the popular vote was George W. Bush. It's a Republican's best friend, the Electoral college. More people want progressive candidates, not regressive backwards criminals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago He was elected by the minority of the population, and with the help of a Senate that represents a minority of the population, appointed a third of the Supreme Court. Minority rule is here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago With a more representative electoral system (like Ranked Choice voting) Republicans would be free to place a more moderate candidate as their first vote, assured in the knowledge that their vote would still count against the people they don't want in office. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) More people voted for him in 2020 than in 2016 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But far more voted for Biden than Clinton. Turnout was very high. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Trump lost the popular vote to Clinton by 2.9 million votes. He lost to Biden by 8.8 million votes. The last Republican president to win the popular vote was George W. Bush. It's a Republican's best friend, the Electoral college. More people want progressive candidates, not regressive backwards criminals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago He was elected by the minority of the population, and with the help of a Senate that represents a minority of the population, appointed a third of the Supreme Court. Minority rule is here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago With a more representative electoral system (like Ranked Choice voting) Republicans would be free to place a more moderate candidate as their first vote, assured in the knowledge that their vote would still count against the people they don't want in office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago He was elected by the minority of the population, and with the help of a Senate that represents a minority of the population, appointed a third of the Supreme Court. Minority rule is here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago With a more representative electoral system (like Ranked Choice voting) Republicans would be free to place a more moderate candidate as their first vote, assured in the knowledge that their vote would still count against the people they don't want in office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) More people voted for him in 2020 than in 2016 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But far more voted for Biden than Clinton. Turnout was very high. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But far more voted for Biden than Clinton. Turnout was very high. permalink fedilink source parent