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The U.S. election shows that sometimes the people get it wrong

A landslide, some call it. A sweeping victory – or, if you are so disposed, a stunning defeat. What could it all mean?

But wait a minute. Before we delve too deeply into the Meaning of It All, let’s be clear: To call this week’s presidential election a landslide, or even a significant majority, is complete nonsense, an artifact of two well-known distortions in how the U.S. counts the votes.


Is this Coyne? TDS is like late stage syphilis.

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