Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe peaceful transfer of power to fascistslemmy.worldimagemessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1511arrow-down190
arrow-up1421arrow-down1imageThe peaceful transfer of power to fascistslemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 hours agoIt was a simple majority or relative majority. Either way trump got 49,9% while Harris got 48,3% so he absolutely got a major majority if you ignore the ones that would never win anyway. And 49,9% is obviously so close to 50% anyways so not rounding is pretty much only pedantic.
minus-squareovalofsand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·3 hours agoHow many eligible voters didn’t vote?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWhy does that matter? Who cares what those apathetic idiots think?
It was a simple majority or relative majority.
Either way trump got 49,9% while Harris got 48,3% so he absolutely got a major majority if you ignore the ones that would never win anyway.
And 49,9% is obviously so close to 50% anyways so not rounding is pretty much only pedantic.
How many eligible voters didn’t vote?
Why does that matter? Who cares what those apathetic idiots think?