> On Nov 15, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
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> Query. Suppose the electoral college had duplicated the popular vote: Would all this deep crystal ball gazing be going on, bewailing the narrow victory Clinton had gained?
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> Everyone writes as though it had been a Trump landslide rather than (in votes) a narrow win for Clinton.
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> Carrol
Trump received over 60 million votes. 60 million. So, yes, given the character of his campaign and the breadth of his support, I think the attention paid to it and its relationship to past and present fascist movements is warranted.
Even had Clinton handily won the election as anticipated.