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(04-20-2017, 09:40 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: Was it really impressive though? Hillary only won the popular vote because she destroyed Trump in California.

Why does California matter?

CalIfornia matters because it's the most populated state in the US. California was the only state to reach double digit votes in the millions, getting over a whopping 14 million votes. 

What this means is that a candidate can lose in 30 states (like Hillary did) and still win the popular vote if they obliterate their opponent(s) in California (like Hillary did, which isn't surprising considering how Democratic the state of California is)

Trump beat Hillary 30-20. He won thirty states and she won twenty. How does that make her "popular"? She's only more popular because she won by a landslide in California, the most populated state in the US. According to 30 other states, Trump was more popular.

I mean.... can we really say that's impressive? 

I wouldn't say "impressive," but if all Americans are equal then winning the popular vote by 3 million means that she had the approval of a clear majority.

Counting states to produce a winning 30-20 number seems rather odd. What is the population of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska? Less than the population of LA, but 4 to 1 if we are counting states.  So whoever wins those states wins "more"???  

That is like wondering why people prefer nickels to dimes, because nickels are bigger.