Summary

Donald Trump and Republicans are falsely framing his 2024 election win as a historic “landslide” and sweeping mandate, despite the data showing otherwise.

Trump won the popular vote by just 1.6%, the smallest margin for a winning president since 1968, and his 307 electoral votes rank low in U.S. history.

Crucial Senate and House gains were limited, with Republicans relying on gerrymandering for their narrow House majority.

This exaggeration of victory serves to justify potential power expansions, but the facts debunk claims of an unprecedented or overwhelming mandate.

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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      15 days ago

      Republicans are trying to gaslight us by calling Trump’s win a landslide. The point isn’t to correct them; it’s to make sure we don’t believe the lies they tell us.

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        14 days ago

        The problem is that in practical terms it is a landslide, because of the way our shitty system is setup. They have control of all 3 branches now.

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          14 days ago

          Yes but we shouldn’t act like it gives them any sort of moral authority, or that future elections are unwinnable.

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            13 days ago

            Oh Republicans have zero, no scratch that negative 100 moral authority.

            As for winning future elections it really depends on if Democrats make some massive changes.

    • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      It’s not gonna win anything and we shouldn’t act like it will.

      Still, no reason not to be correct about it. He’s gonna try and make his delusions national news, so, gotta have the reality out there.