Trump Claims Dems Want To “Get Rid Of Popular Vote”

The Daily Beast reports:

President-elect Donald Trump launched a baffling claim Monday that “Democrats are fighting hard to get rid of the Popular Vote in future Elections.” In a post on his Truth Social network, he added: “They want all future Presidential Elections to be based exclusively on the Electoral College!”

In fact, the popular vote has in recent decades heavily favored Democrats and, this year, Trump became the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years.

Democratic candidates have won the popular vote in five of the seven presidential elections in the 21st Century, losing two of those elections to Republicans who got fewer votes on a national level.

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Hey look, Trump just lied as he endorsed the national vote compact, where states commit their votes to whoever wins the popular vote.

18 (Blue) states passed it. Guess it’s time for TN to join! @SenJohnson @WilliamLamberth @GovBillLee @CSexton25

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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) December 9, 2024