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Drumpf won the US presidency with less than 50% of the vote - 46%, actually, which amounted to 62,985,105 votes. Yet, despite having less than 50%, he won the election.
Yes, we're picking that old scab again - for a purpose.
Truth be told, HRC won less than 50% of the votes cast as well; 48% or 65,853,625 votes. HRC garnered nearly 3 million more votes than Drumpf, yet lost.
... old news, water over the dam, under the bridge and time marches on...
(n.b.There have been 10 other times when the winner got less than 50% of the popular vote in American history.)
http://www.toptenz.net/10-presidents-who-won-with-less-than-50-of-the-vote.php
The discussion regarding the effect of Russian interference has included whether or not Russian interference swayed voters either to vote for Drumpf or to stay home and protest the perceived lack of proper choice. After all, 48% of the electorate did not vote at all in the presidential contest; 94,977,814 sat on the sidelines in disgust, disaffection or simple apathy. 7,804,213 other voters chose to protest by voting for Stein or other candidates.
However, it was not the popular vote that decided the election in Drumpf's favor, as is well known. The election was decided by the Electoral College - that mystifying cabal of 'super-delegates' who, in spite of the popular vote, awarded the presidency to Drumpf.
It was a deep distrust of democracy amongst the more conservative Founding Fathers that spurred the creation of the Electoral College. The Electors, it was determined, would serve to off-set and over-ride a misguided general voting population should a populist demagogue and possible tyrant be chosen.
There have been five times that the presidency was won by the candidate who lost the popular vote; three in the 19th Century, one in 20th and one in the 21st.
https://www.factcheck.org/2008/03/presidents-winning-without-popular-vote/
In 2016, the Electoral College, counter to its raison d'être, chose to adjudge the election in favor of the populist demagogue, Drumpf.
To the point...
It would be interesting to know if Mueller and his investigative team are examining the effect of Russian interference on the members of the Electoral College.
That was where the election was won and lost.
How the Russian interference might have influenced the woeful 25% of American voters to choose Drumpf as POTUS is of less importance.
The more germane question is;
It would be interesting to know if Mueller and his investigative team are examining the effect of Russian interference on the members of the Electoral College.
That was where the election was won and lost.
How the Russian interference might have influenced the woeful 25% of American voters to choose Drumpf as POTUS is of less importance.
The more germane question is;
'Did Russian propaganda and interference influence members of the Electoral College?'
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