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Csainvestor

(388 posts)
Tue May 10, 2016, 12:28 PM May 2016

Trump has fewer votes than hillary because he had more competition.

Hillary really racked up her massive vote total in the south, But Trump had to split the vote 3 ways or more.

This post doesn't have anything to do with Bernie, so don't bring bernie up.

I wrote this because of the latest poll, and to shed some light on the vote count between Trump and Hillary, and what there is such a large difference.

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Trump has fewer votes than hillary because he had more competition. (Original Post) Csainvestor May 2016 OP
Do tell - whom do you support? nt jmg257 May 2016 #1
Who do you think? DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #2
Ah Demsrule86 May 2016 #11
Yeah, Kasich sure was sucking off those votes big time! Happyhippychick May 2016 #3
.... LexVegas May 2016 #4
And bernie has millions fewer than Hillary. So??? boston bean May 2016 #5
You make a good point. And I have counted those same votes and you are correct. Jitter65 May 2016 #6
And everyone one of those people could have voted for him... scscholar May 2016 #7
Hillary has this misleading theme that ignores (1) many caucus states & (2) the number of Republican Attorney in Texas May 2016 #8
Fox news pulling for Bernie Demsrule86 May 2016 #10
You get that CNN and Fox just REPORT the exit polls; they don't take the polls. You get that, right? Attorney in Texas May 2016 #14
Nope sorry Demsrule86 May 2016 #15
And you all post fox crap that is from the time of New Hampshire Demsrule86 May 2016 #16
You defend Trump? Demsrule86 May 2016 #9
r u defending Trump? Here? n/t asuhornets May 2016 #12
"Leave Trump alone." DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #13
Thanks for pumping up Trump Dem2 May 2016 #17
 

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
6. You make a good point. And I have counted those same votes and you are correct.
Tue May 10, 2016, 01:04 PM
May 2016

Not all those votes will go to Trump, though. Many will sit out or vote third party. Same would be true if Bernie were the nominee. It only means that Dems MUST come together no matter who our candidate is and defeat this monster. AND we MUST GOTV!!!

I am doing my part by phone banking to relatives and friends all over the country. They each have vowed to be responsible for getting 10 new voters to the poll. So it true, with my family alone, we will have, 70 new voters in IL, 40 in NM, 20 in NJ, 90 in PA. 120 in CA, 10 in NV. 40 in MI, 60 in VA, 50 in W.VA, and 20 in DC. We are having a contest. I live in Maryland and Haven't been able to find any people near me or at the Mall who aren't already registered and going to vote. Haven't been able to contact my GA and FL relatives to get this going.

 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
7. And everyone one of those people could have voted for him...
Tue May 10, 2016, 01:07 PM
May 2016

but didn't. So to say that people that didn't vote for him would vote for him is disingenuous. The people don't want him. Don't want him.

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
8. Hillary has this misleading theme that ignores (1) many caucus states & (2) the number of Republican
Tue May 10, 2016, 01:32 PM
May 2016

candidates.

This vote total argument is so blatantly misleading, a second grader knows it is a false argument, but Hillary LOVES this argument because it sounds good and fools idiots. Hillary can't fix her fatal flaw of being widely thought of as dishonest and untrustworthy by reinforcing the root cause of the problem with a phone argument that anyone can see is misleading:




Demsrule86

(68,644 posts)
15. Nope sorry
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:39 PM
May 2016

Anything from Fox is not acceptable. I am a Democrat and they spin rightie except of course for Bernie...whom they want to be the nominee.

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