Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
www.theguardian.com
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false

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.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
    301·
    23 days ago

    I think the bigger message is that our information environment is totally screwed.

    The eye-opener for me was watching our local news station interview college students coo and rave over how “strong” he was and repeat (apparently not) obvious misinformation.

    It wasn’t about apathy, not really… He just won an influencer war. And now the CEO of Twitter is basically president…

    • Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
      7·
      23 days ago

      Wait until the idiots graduate and look for a job. The Orange Bag of Shit holds the record for US unemployment and he has a very good chance of breaking it again.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
        71·
        23 days ago

        To be fair, and president would have been screwed over during covid, even if they had “contained” it (which, looking at China, seems highly unlikely).