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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Nov 2020

      If the vote count keeps going the way it is, then it'll be the case that in neither 2016 or 2020 did the populist giant Donald Trump get as high a vote share as Mitt Romney. Obviously Trump's electoral college edge was better, but still a limited appeal.

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    2. Ryan Grim‏Verified account @ryangrim 13 Nov 2020
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      This is dangerously wrong. He significantly increased turnout. 10 million more people voted for him in 2020 than in 2016 Go through historical variation election to election and you’ll find that’s a huge jump. There are maybe 2 dozen Dems out of House or Senate seats bc of that

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Nov 2020
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      He turned out a lot of votes for himself but also even more against him. But he never came close to a plurality, let alone a majority of the population. That seems like a hard limit on his appeal.

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        2. Moses Gates‏ @MosesNYC 13 Nov 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @ryangrim

          Any normal political party would be beside themselves with delight at the thought of a two-time popular vote loser who's never cracked a 50% approval rating being the opposition leader for the next four years.

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        3. Michael Finch‏ @thefinchster22 13 Nov 2020
          Replying to @MosesNYC @HeerJeet @ryangrim

          Maybe in a country where the system of government reflects popular preferences, yeah

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        1. Simon Dunn‏ @SimonDunn321 13 Nov 2020
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          increase in turnout on both sides is mostly due to widespread availability of mail-in voting because of pandemic I think

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        1. Alice from Queensland‏ @manquemonk 13 Nov 2020
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          Could say the same of Hitler’s electoral chances, to be fair.

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        1. Real Dennison (kind of guy)‏ @direwolfepc 13 Nov 2020
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          If you lose the popular vote by a big enough margin, you can lose it by a smaller margin and still lose it by alot. I take zero comfort in Trump's political success, or that white people of both genders have chosen him twice.

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        1. Steven Smith‏ @esstheman 13 Nov 2020
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          The circumstances of the election were such that voter turnout increased dramatically. Getting 10 million more votes is no more impressive now than it was when WJB got a million more votes in defeat in 1896 than Grover Cleveland got in victory four years earlier.

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