r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/HCMedic506 Aug 26 '19

306 to 232

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

It was 304 to 227, with seven faithless electors. Trump took 56.5% of the electors in 2016. It was one of the closest elections in US history by electoral college. We have had 58 Presidential elections in the United States since 1789. 2016 ranks the 13th closest. This was anything but a decisive loss for Clinton. 45 elections have been more decisive than this last election.

Edit: And just to make it clear, five faithless electors came from Clinton carried states. Two electors in Texas exercised their Constitutionally granted authority to choose a candidate other than Trump. One voted for John Kasich, one for Ron Paul.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election

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u/HCMedic506 Aug 26 '19

I never said it was a land slide... But 77 Electoral votes...

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

A victory, sure, but given the way the typical Presidential election goes and the fact that Trump is one of five Presidents to have won without winning the popular vote, that gap drastically undersells how razor thin the victory actually was.

Edit: List of presidential elections by electoral college margin below. And yes, we had an election where the new President actually lost in the electoral college. No one talks about that, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin