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Old 11-24-2016, 10:51 AM   #361 (permalink)
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It was rigged. He should have won by even more IMO.


Five US presidents, including Nixon and Kennedy, won the presidency with a popular vote margin of victory less than 1.46%.

Gore lost to Bush in 2000 with a 54.2% voter turnout even though he won the popular vote by 0.51%.

Clinton loses to Trump with a 53.9% voter turnout even though she's currently winning the popular vote by 1.56%.

Unprecedented.
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