Guest Column: The 2020 Election Was An Outlier In America’s Political Trajectory
Bill Wilson: “Joe Biden’s win was the outlier election in a political trajectory that heavily favors a working-class conservative coalition.”
Bill Wilson: “Joe Biden’s win was the outlier election in a political trajectory that heavily favors a working-class conservative coalition.”
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Trump’s re-election was a “landslide” but Biden’s win was “narrow”? Look at the popular vote totals.
These numbers are from the Federal Election Commission. Trump did pick up 9 more electoral, but I wouldn’t say that Trump won by a mandate. That is, unless you’re an election denier.
2024
Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral College
Harris (D) 75,017,613 48.32% 226
Trump (T) 77,302,580 49.80% 312
(Difference) 2,284,967 1.48% 86
2020
Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral College
Biden (D) 81,283,501 51.31% 306
Trump (T) 74,223,975 46.85% 232
(Difference) 7,059,526.00 4.46% 74
2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral College
Clinton (D) 65,853,514 48.18% 227
Trump (T) 62,984,828 46.09% 304
(Difference) 2,868,686 2.09% 77
These numbers are from the Federal Election Commission. Trump did pick up 9 more electoral, but I wouldn’t say that Trump won by a mandate. That is, unless you’re an election denier. (T) is used in place of what was the “Republican Party”; it became the Trump Party on 2016.
2024
Candidate, [Votes], [Percentage], [Electoral College]
Harris (D), [75,017,613], [48.32%], [226]
Trump (T), [77,302,580], [49.80%], [312]
(Difference), [2,284,967], [1.48%], [86]
2020
Candidate, [Votes], [Percentage], [Electoral College]
Biden (D), [81,283,501], [51.31%], [306]
Trump (T), [74,223,975], [46.85%], [232]
(Difference), [7,059,526], [4.46%], [74]
2016
Candidate, [Votes], [Percentage], [Electoral College]
Clinton (D), [65,853,514], [48.18%], 227]
Trump (T), [62,984,828], [46.09%], 304]
(Difference), [2,868,686], [2.09%], [77]
The formatting looked good copying from a table, but posting did not separation of the numbers.