As of today Trump received 318,377 more votes than Romney, so people can stop repeating the meme that he "underperformed" Romney.
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Replying to @mtracey
Trump got less than Romney as a total percentage of the electorate.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Hundreds of thousands more people went out to vote for Trump than Romney.
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Replying to @mtracey
And a million (maybe 2 million) more people voted for Clinton than Trump.
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It's less than a million and you are deflecting the topic
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Replying to @DiezNewAge @mtracey
Jeet Heer Retweeted Dave Wasserman
It's 1.2 million and growing:https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/798967765843509256 …
Jeet Heer added,
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Replying to @HeerJeet @DiezNewAge
Let's amend the Constitution to retroactively declare the popular vote winner the overall winner. Better hurry!
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Replying to @mtracey @DiezNewAge
Or better yet, let's recognize that there are deeply undemocratic political structures.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Let's recognize that these structures have been in place since the founding of the country, and dictate how campaigns are run.
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Replying to @mtracey
Sure, but you're the one who brought up the national popular vote in your first tweet.
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Because it's still notable even if it's not formally determinative of anything.
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