‘Blowout’: Kellyanne Conway Calls Trump’s Election Victory a ‘Landslide’ and ‘Historic’
Earlier today, nearly three weeks after Election Day, Michigan finally confirmed that Donald Trump had won the popular vote in the state and would thus be awarded the states 16 electoral votes. This puts the final tally in the Electoral College at 306 for Trump and 232 for Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump wins Michigan's 16 electoral votes, bringing the final electoral tally to Trump 306, Clinton 232 https://t.co/jOauYyVeuX pic.twitter.com/l5yOqfzxGf
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 28, 2016
In response to this news, Trump campaign manager and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway sent out the following tweet.
306. Landslide. Blowout. Historic. https://t.co/ObYZDo8cBq
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 28, 2016
Considering the fact that Clinton currently leads in the national popular vote by roughly 2.2 million votes and recounts are being initiated in three states, not to mention that Barack Obama won by larger Electoral College margins in 2008 and 2012, Conway received some mocking on Twitter:
@KellyannePolls Definitely historic.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 28, 2016
Not a landslide and not a blowout, when he lost the popular vote by more than 2 million votes. @KellyannePolls https://t.co/Qt9ifGuUpi
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 28, 2016
trump flack @KellyannePolls claims "landslide. blowout. historic" electoral college victory. no? pic.twitter.com/5i4Uep1gst
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 28, 2016
Over the last 10 elections, Trump's 306 ranks near the bottom at #7.
12: 332
08: 365
04: 286
00: 271
96: 379
92: 370
88: 426
84: 525
80: 489 https://t.co/sXCWdXbw8f— Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) November 28, 2016
That's not a landslide. But you knew that. https://t.co/0GIF1bT3fw
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) November 28, 2016
Loose definition of landslide given that more people voted for the other person in the race. Electoral landslide though, possibly. https://t.co/erDlpyre7H
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) November 28, 2016
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