Election Facts to Keep Handy for Thanksgiving Dinner Discussion – #dumptrump

Hillary Clinton definitely won the popular vote, and that lead is only going to grow.
Turnout in the 2016 election was not low. It is about the same as it was in 2012 and comparable to most 20th-century presidential elections.
Yes, the polls were off, but not in extraordinary ways.
Third-party candidates, like Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, may have cost Mrs. Clinton Michigan, but they almost certainly did not cost her the presidency.
Exit polls are useful, but don’t give them too much credence.

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"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." — Sam Adams