silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoA militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy themwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down15
arrow-up1350arrow-down1external-linkA militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy themwww.cnn.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down3·20 hours agoThat’s like half the US
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours agoHalf the US is stupid? I thought that number was higher.
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours agoWell if you take the average American, you have to realize that 50% of us are dumber than that….
minus-squareGuyFawkes@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·19 hours agoWell like 30% if you base it on election results.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·19 hours agoI don’t understand, didn’t trump win the popular vote? Or is turnout only like 50% in the US?
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoTurnout is usually about 30%.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoThanks, don’t get the down votes tho?
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·19 hours agoIn fact, Trump has NEVER won a majority of the popular vote.
minus-squaremriswith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211 hours agoI know people love to repeat that on social media, but he did technically win the popular vote. Harris: 75,017,613 Trump: 77,302,580 https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoHe won a plurality of the popular vote. I said he never won a majority.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·12 hours agohttps://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/ 77 vs 74 million
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoHe won a plurality of the popular vote. I said he never won a majority.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·7 hours agoNo need to copy paste your comment to every reply lol
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·19 hours ago The overall turnout of eligible voters in the 2024 general election was 63.7%.[1] This was lower than the 2020 record of 66.6%[2] but higher than every other election year since at least 2004.
That’s like half the US
Half the US is stupid? I thought that number was higher.
Well if you take the average American, you have to realize that 50% of us are dumber than that….
Well like 30% if you base it on election results.
I don’t understand, didn’t trump win the popular vote? Or is turnout only like 50% in the US?
Turnout is usually about 30%.
Thanks, don’t get the down votes tho?
In fact, Trump has NEVER won a majority of the popular vote.
I know people love to repeat that on social media, but he did technically win the popular vote.
https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf
He won a plurality of the popular vote. I said he never won a majority.
Weird nitpick
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/
77 vs 74 million
He won a plurality of the popular vote. I said he never won a majority.
No need to copy paste your comment to every reply lol