Hillary wins the popular vote - not

[ScreamingEagle]

First of all, she’s probably not going to win the actual number of votes cast. She may win the number of votes counted, but not the votes cast.

States don’t count their absentee ballots unless the number of outstanding absentee ballots is larger than the state margin of difference. If there is a margin of 1,000 votes counted and there are 1,300 absentee ballots outstanding, then the state tabulates those. If the number of outstanding absentee ballots wouldn’t influence the election results, then the absentee ballots aren’t counted.

Who votes by absentee ballot? Students overseas, the military, businesspeople on trips, etc. The historical breakout for absentee ballots is about 67-33% Republican. In 2000, when Al Gore “won” the popular vote nationally by 500,000 votes and the liberal media screamed bloody murder, there were 2 million absentee ballots in California alone. A 67-33 breakout of those yields a 1.33- to 0.667-million Republican vote advantage, so Bush would have gotten a 667,000-vote margin from California’s uncounted absentee ballots alone! So much for Gore’s 500,000 popular vote “victory.” (That was the headline on the N.Y. Times, and it was the lead story on NBC Nightly News, right? No? You’re kidding.)



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[TemplarKormac]

 

[mamooth]

States don’t count their absentee ballots unless the number of outstanding absentee ballots is larger than the state margin of difference.

Where on earth did you get that idea? All ballots are always counted, no matter what. It might take a while, but they're always counted in the end.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

we have to knock off california,,thats just a country in Mexico

 

[hazlnut]

First of all, she’s probably not going to win the actual number of votes cast. She may win the number of votes counted, but not the votes cast.

States don’t count their absentee ballots unless the number of outstanding absentee ballots is larger than the state margin of difference. If there is a margin of 1,000 votes counted and there are 1,300 absentee ballots outstanding, then the state tabulates those. If the number of outstanding absentee ballots wouldn’t influence the election results, then the absentee ballots aren’t counted.

Who votes by absentee ballot? Students overseas, the military, businesspeople on trips, etc. The historical breakout for absentee ballots is about 67-33% Republican. In 2000, when Al Gore “won” the popular vote nationally by 500,000 votes and the liberal media screamed bloody murder, there were 2 million absentee ballots in California alone. A 67-33 breakout of those yields a 1.33- to 0.667-million Republican vote advantage, so Bush would have gotten a 667,000-vote margin from California’s uncounted absentee ballots alone! So much for Gore’s 500,000 popular vote “victory.” (That was the headline on the N.Y. Times, and it was the lead story on NBC Nightly News, right? No? You’re kidding.)



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Who cares?

Everyone is always against the electoral college when they lose--it's the American way--you only support what benefits or help you and not necessarily your neighbor.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

States don’t count their absentee ballots unless the number of outstanding absentee ballots is larger than the state margin of difference.

Where on earth did you get that idea? All ballots are always counted, no matter what. It might take a while, but they're always counted in the end.

because they don't count them all on election day...

yes, in the end.....which is why Hillary cannot claim the popular vote until they are all accounted for.....

 

[Rexx Taylor]

I wonder how many Hillary votes came out of NY and California alone,,,,,the libs dont see a problem with two states calling the election and tell the other 55 states to go F themselves

 

[Iceweasel]

I wonder how many Hillary votes came out of NY and California alone,,,,,the libs dont see a problem with two states calling the election and tell the other 55 states to go F themselves

Libs would have no problem with one vote by a dictator.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

I wonder how many Hillary votes came out of NY and California alone,,,,,the libs dont see a problem with two states calling the election and tell the other 55 states to go F themselves

Libs would have no problem with one vote by a dictator.

libs dont see a problem spending 30 Billion dollars to get a health care plan going, and two years after they borrow 50 Billion to fix the mess