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Towlie

(5,324 posts) Wed Nov 25, 2020, 04:04 PM Nov 2020

FactCheck.org knocks down a straw man.

FactCheck.org: No ‘Landslide’ for Biden, Either

Back in 2016, Trump wrongly called his victory a “landslide.” Now, some are taking a page out of Trump’s book to claim Biden won in a landslide. But it wasn’t accurate for Trump then, and it’s not accurate for Biden now. (The second sentence includes some Twitter links.)

But the way I've been hearing it, Joe Biden achieved what Trump called a landslide.

If the author has complaints about what people tweet then I think he should post them on Twitter.

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FactCheck.org knocks down a straw man. (Original Post) Towlie Nov 2020 OP

"Biden's popular-vote percentage was the highest for a challenger since Franklin Delano Roosevelt" PoliticAverse Nov 2020 #1

I would have been happy, and claimed a mandated from the people Chainfire Nov 2020 #3

Thanks, I was curious about the definition of "landslide" Mike 03 Nov 2020 #2

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. "Biden's popular-vote percentage was the highest for a challenger since Franklin Delano Roosevelt"

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Wed Nov 25, 2020, 04:06 PM

Nov 2020

Chainfire

(17,538 posts)

3. I would have been happy, and claimed a mandated from the people

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 25, 2020, 04:29 PM

Nov 2020

If he had won by one vote and with 271 EV. But I have had fun smiting the right with the 9,000,000 difference in popular vote between the last and this election. Of course most of them can't understand the math....

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

2. Thanks, I was curious about the definition of "landslide"

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Wed Nov 25, 2020, 04:12 PM

Nov 2020

Joe will win by well over six million votes, though, possibly seven or even more.

I'll probably keep calling it a Landslide just to annoy the Trumpsters.

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