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.

  • chakan2@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    That’s pedantic. They won the trifecta of government. The definition of landslide is academic at this point.

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        20 days ago

        resistance coalitions

        Good luck with that. The last chance for an organized resistance was the 90’s before we put in mass surveillance. It’s game set and match at this point. The only chance now is maybe the hardcore blue states succeed, but that didn’t end well last time either.

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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          20 days ago

          who? name names. who are these resistance leaders aiding in genocide. and don’t say joe biden. if you say joe biden you don’t understand what we’re talking about.

          this is a decentralized movement of care. any weakness we have is that we’re uncoordinated because we lack any leadership

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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      20 days ago

      It might only be pedantic/academic if the term was only being used in an educational setting. Instead, it’s bandied about nearly every day since the election, and it does need to stop.