• ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    About the electoral college?

    Popular vote does not and did not elect Biden. The margins of a select few districts have the deciding weight for the office of the presidency.

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      8 months ago

      I’m aware of that hence my comment about how crazy it is that someone who got 8 million more votes barely won.

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        8 months ago

        Well that is fine, thanks for clarifying your statement. The thing is the margin of the popular vote is often referenced as a sign that Biden is popular, and when it comes to the actual election process: he isn’t. It is a common misconception that appears to extend all the way to the office of the president of the united states.