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.
Half of Lemmy seems to believe that Trump won by a landslide. Remember a comment upvoted like crazy yesterday talking about how hard he won.
I mean I get it, the fact that he won by any amount is horrifying but nuance exists. I’m glad to see this article attempting to clear it up
Well, however you want to put, in terms of control Republicans won The House The Senate The Presidency
So yeah that’s a lot. Whether it’s because Trump “won” it or the Democrats “lost” it, the end result is going to be pretty heavy
What’s being discussed here though is the margin he won by. Which is smaller than many seem to suggest