To demonstrate the lack of a “clear mandate”.
Yes, Trump will win if he gets one more vote than Biden, but the more he loses the popular vote by, the more justification people have for protesting.
So off he wins on electoral college votes but loses the popular vote by a landslide, at least it shows what The People are actually thinking.
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Being a red state doesn’t guarantee a Trump win though. In the last election he assumed Georgia would put him over the top because they are historically a red state but they actually ended up swinging over to blue by a small majority.
There was a huge controversy around it because Trump called up people there and told them tamper with the numbers to let him win anyway
The Republican party is counting on the idea that people forget these things quickly lol
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 month ago
OK, but OP mentioned a Red state specifically. They want a more nuanced answer than “vote blue just in case”.
Assume a state so red, Trump loving and Biden hating that there is no possibility of a blue win. Is voting Biden in that particular state still the best strategy for the future of the USA?
HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 month ago
There is never no possibility. Florida is considered a red state up there with texas and gore lost to it from a florida court decision on hanging chads.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Florida wasn’t a red state, more democrats have won than Republicans in Florida