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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3997114" data-attributes="member: 1246">For all the people who fell asleep in civics class...1: There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Trump won 2,626 of them. Clinton won 487.2: There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them. Clinton won 16.3: Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes.4: In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond &amp; Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond) Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country.5: These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles. The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.6: When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election.Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc) don’t and shouldn’t speak for the rest of the country.And this children, is WHY you have a Electoral College. It&#039;s a safety net so that EVERYONE&#039;S vote counts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3997114, member: 1246"] For all the people who fell asleep in civics class... 1: There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Trump won 2,626 of them. Clinton won 487. 2: There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them. Clinton won 16. 3: Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes. 4: In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond) Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country. 5: These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles. The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles. 6: When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election. Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc) don’t and shouldn’t speak for the rest of the country. And this children, is WHY you have a Electoral College. It's a safety net so that EVERYONE'S vote counts. [/QUOTE]

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