Post #58319 by onepoorguy on the US Policy board

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Only 77,302,580 voted for Lord Trump. That means 262,808,408 did not. Therefore his regime is illegitimate.

Your conclusion doesn't really follow. He was duly elected by the system we have in place. He won straight-up. I would agree he doesn't have a "mandate". He didn't even get 50% of the vote. But he is not illegitimate.

Also, your number includes people ineligible to vote (e.g. children).

I know...I'm being pedantic. But if I call out LM for her faulty logic on this subject, it's only fair...

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