Trump falsely claims he only lost popular vote because ‘millions’ voted illegally

Here are some lingering myths to put to rest.

Opposition to direct election comes from those who reflexively hate change, or hate democracy, or are unable to see past the partisan advantage that the present system, on this occasion, has conferred on their side.

Finally, to those who did vote for Donald: How blank is your check?

In Wisconsin, where 3 million Americans expressed their opinion through a vote, Donald Trump won with a 26% difference.

But as long as it’s substantially Californian votes coming in, that will increase Clinton’s lead in relative as well as absolute terms. In Pennsylvania, from 6 million votes, Trump had 60,000 more supporters than his rival. He said they are the two factors that most closely predicted voting in the 2016 presidential election.

Green presidential candidate Jill Stein is looking has confirmed she is trying to ask for a recount in the three states.

Democrats have now won six of the last seven presidential popular votes but only won the presidency in four of those elections.

Trump’s claim of illegal voters drew derision. The win in MI was worth 16 votes for Trump. This year probably was worse because exit pollsters don’t tally early votes, which accounted for 35 percent of the turnout. Some of the views expressed suggested that a key element of President-Elect Trump’s victory was the tolerance of or expectation that, on the campaign trail, certain levels of exaggeration are to be expected, and what is said can not be taken literally.

The polls nearly all showed Hillary winning.

One of several petitions calling for his impeachment has amassed more than 33,000 signatures as fury over Trump’s Brexit-style election win boils over. Here’s a look at the country’s oldest to serve as president.

Some of these factors include the demonization of Hillary Clinton, false news reports on social media and repeated scandals committed by President-elect Trump that were blown off by the Republican party and his supporters. And they were right.

Hillary Clinton at a Children’s Defense Fund event on November 16. Though, despite other potentially stronger reasons for its initial existence, the Electoral College was still partially designed with federalism in mind, as the number of electoral votes per state is slightly unweighted with the determination being based in part on the number of Senators as well as the number of representatives.

There might be a lesson here about counting on the pull of identity politics.

Clinton may be on pace to win the popular vote by at least 1 million ballots, but it would take a monumental shift among pledged GOP electors to change the Electoral College balance in her favor.