tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750350132114764475.post8831674892147226099..comments2023-10-04T06:36:58.026-07:00Comments on Alec Ryrie: Reasons to be cheerful, part 99Alec Ryriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07153150214110931659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750350132114764475.post-50609030095993999242017-02-07T19:12:02.806-08:002017-02-07T19:12:02.806-08:00Thanks--this is great. The only thing I can add (...Thanks--this is great. The only thing I can add (some months later, admittedly) is that most people who cast ballots voted against Trump. He received just under 63 million votes (roughly 46%) nationwide, Clinton just under 66 million, and 7 million voted for a candidate other than Trump or Clinton. Because of the Electoral College, the popular vote isn't consequential in a practical sense but for those concerned that this is the beginning of a new era of darkness in the American soul, it is worth remembering that the new president lost the popular vote 54-46, which is a significant margin. Fewer people voted for Trump than for Mitt Romney, for heaven's sake.The Astrolabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995446966676815noreply@blogger.com