This is exactly how the Hong Kong government claimed its crushing defeat in last month's elections was actually a victory, and I believe a similar boast was made by the Clinton campaign. You can't really compare absolute counts across elections.
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This is exactly how the Hong Kong government claimed its crushing defeat in last month's elections was actually a victory, and I believe a similar boast was made by the Clinton campaign. You can't really compare absolute counts across elections.