Summary

Donald Trump and Republicans are falsely framing his 2024 election win as a historic “landslide” and sweeping mandate, despite the data showing otherwise.

Trump won the popular vote by just 1.6%, the smallest margin for a winning president since 1968, and his 307 electoral votes rank low in U.S. history.

Crucial Senate and House gains were limited, with Republicans relying on gerrymandering for their narrow House majority.

This exaggeration of victory serves to justify potential power expansions, but the facts debunk claims of an unprecedented or overwhelming mandate.

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      4 hours ago

      15mil who voted last time didn’t this time. 40+ declared they give two shits about what kind of person Trump is. The public does not give af.

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      1 day ago

      If it doesn’t matter enough for anyone to do anything about it, it doesn’t matter at all.

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      1 day ago

      The “public’s opinion” is of very little concern without a threat of violence to back it up.

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          I already am… My community, and myself, have already started putting into action plans to help us through this: Bolstering our mutual aid network, doing first aid classes, hitting the range weekly now, planning our block gardens, etc etc.

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                  20 hours ago

                  Oh noes! A group of neighbors goes to the range weekly, grows food in gardens, and learns first aid… You’re right, they’ll drop firebombs on us like the did to MOVE.

                  I mean, it is what it is. My activities have been pretty openly discussed elsewhere, and apparently, it never tripped a background check. Not with the IRS, Dept of Education, Dept of the Treasury, TS-SCIF clearances, etc etc…