# Watch how the Republicans DON'T whine about winning the popular but losing the electoral college...

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**Created:** [November 7, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-how-the-republicans-dont-whine-about-winning-the-popular-but-losing-the-electoral-college/640176 "2012-11-07T04:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-how-the-republicans-dont-whine-about-winning-the-popular-but-losing-the-electoral-college/640176/18 "2012-11-07T05:57:57Z")

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From the Election Day thread:

> [@The official election day 2012 thread: 11/6/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/797):
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> And I think George Will (or a talking mouth at FOX - I have many windows open now-) was blobiating a few minutes ago the “No Mandate For Obama” point as he lost the popular vote…
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> Just to put the big salt in the wound, the CNN ticker is reporting that Obama is also winning the popular vote.

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