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		username3 on Nov 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Trump Is Elected President What about the people that voted for someone else? If popular vote mattered, more people in uncontested states would vote.

pc86 on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

The popular vote does matter, to allocate the Electors for each state. Popular vote was never intended to elect the POTUS.

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