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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:02 AM Jan 2017

'I Would Have Won the Popular Vote If I Was Campaigning For the Popular Vote,' Says Trump

by Lindsey Ellefson | 10:41 pm, January 25th, 2017

During an alreadyhyped interview with David Muir that premiered in full tonight, Donald Trump was asked whether he thinks it diminishes his credibility to falsely insist that 3 to 5 million votes were cast illegally even though he ended up winning.

Trump said that no, he doesn’t think it diminishes his credibility to insist that dead people and undocumented immigrants are registered to vote and that some people vote in two — or three! — states.

He also said that he would have won the popular vote if he had tried to.

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.

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http://www.mediaite.com/online/i-would-have-won-the-popular-vote-if-i-was-campaigning-for-the-popular-vote-says-trump/

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'I Would Have Won the Popular Vote If I Was Campaigning For the Popular Vote,' Says Trump (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
he is really delusional bdamomma Jan 2017 #1
So the populist candidate 1965Comet Jan 2017 #2
You lost the popular vote Orange! treestar Jan 2017 #3
He is surrounded by all of these people who were registered in multiple places... Blanks Jan 2017 #4
He mentions people voting in 2 or 3 states? Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #5
Had he sought the "popular vote" he would have had to espouse issues unpopular to his minions randr Jan 2017 #6
The Narcissist has spoken Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #7
"The real problem with populism is the people." alarimer Jan 2017 #8
Has any other president wasted more time worrying about having won the presidency Johonny Jan 2017 #9
he's way the heck out there in lalaland. 2naSalit Jan 2017 #11
I love how obsessed he is with this: we need to goad him frazzled Jan 2017 #10

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
4. He is surrounded by all of these people who were registered in multiple places...
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:08 AM
Jan 2017

How many of them voted twice?

He apparently points to that as proof (the multiple registrations) that it's easy to vote more than once, but if none of the people that registered in multiple places voted twice, that doesn't support his case.

He's just silly.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
5. He mentions people voting in 2 or 3 states?
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:10 AM
Jan 2017

When it came out yesterday that members of his team and family have registered in multiple states?

Just what's he hearing in these "briefings" he's getting?

He's cracked.

randr

(12,409 posts)
6. Had he sought the "popular vote" he would have had to espouse issues unpopular to his minions
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:24 AM
Jan 2017

and would have never gained any votes in doing so. He would have only lost votes of the under educated people he has stated that he loves.
We must remember that besides the 3 million votes that Hillary beat him by there were another 7 million who did not vote for either Hillary or the twitler.
That is close to 10 million people who are disenfranchised by his usurping of our WH.

Phoenix61

(17,002 posts)
7. The Narcissist has spoken
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:28 AM
Jan 2017

That is a perfect example of how he twists reality to preserve his belief that he is the best.

Johonny

(20,833 posts)
9. Has any other president wasted more time worrying about having won the presidency
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:33 AM
Jan 2017

Oh my God you won, shut up and act presidential already. This guy is CRAZY.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
10. I love how obsessed he is with this: we need to goad him
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:35 AM
Jan 2017

We should all wear buttons, every day, saying "I didn't vote for him." Millions and millions of people. It will push him over the edge (if he isn't there already).

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