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re: CNN reporting Clinton got 2.9 million more votes BUT

Posted on 12/21/16 at 7:45 pm to
Posted by Tigerdev
Member since Feb 2013
12287 posts
Posted on 12/21/16 at 7:45 pm to
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It is going to be a long four years for you.
Who are you to tell me or anyone what is worthy of discussing on a Political Talk forum?

Here is what I think is interesting:
We have a President who won the election by a substantial electoral college margin. This same person lost the popular vote by a non-trivial margin (millions). From a data science perspective, the correlation discrepancy between the two data points is HISTORICALLY disparate. As a science guy and as someone who has always been interested in politics I find that fascinating. As do many others.

Naturally and unsurprisingly, idiots on both sides are rushing into this discussion to protect their biased interests. Liberals who are already in mourning find the result even harder to swallow as a result of the popular vote despite knowing going in how the contest would be decided. Conservatives are practicing faux outrage, wondering how in the world anyone could ever care about a candidate not winning a plurality of the popular vote and yet still becoming President.

The truth is you are overreacting and making wild and childish accusations. I have already stated that the popular vote result does not delegitimize the results. You are just too busy bleeding into your tampon to read what I am saying. (See, I can talk like you assholes too)...

TLDR; If you aren't going to be civil go frick yourself guy. Your opinion isn't worth any more than anyone else's.
This post was edited on 12/21/16 at 7:49 pm
Posted by TidenUP
Dauphin Island
Member since Apr 2011
14450 posts
Posted on 12/21/16 at 7:50 pm to
You are making the same arguments against the EC that the Bernouts used against the super delegates. The rules were in place before the election. Trump won using those rules.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 12/21/16 at 7:54 pm to
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We have a President who won the election by a substantial electoral college margin. This same person lost the popular vote by a non-trivial margin (millions).


Actually, it was a 2% margin of defeat in the popular vote. Millions, yes, but a statistically trivial margin, tbh.

quote:

From a data science perspective, the correlation discrepancy between the two data points is HISTORICALLY disparate. As a science guy and as someone who has always been interested in politics I find that fascinating. As do many others.


This makes sense, and I'll grant you that

Most everyone else on the left I've seen bandying this about has done so with a decided bent to delegitimize the result.

If that's not you, then I misread ya. I apologize.
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