The numbers would be drastically different if people knew the election was based off the popular vote instead of the electoral college . Many conservatives don ' t bother voting in the west coast states , and many liberals don ' t bother voting in southerncentral states , because they view it as a waste of time since they already know the state will go for the other side . On a side note , I find it rather peculiar Hillary hasn ' t requested a recount in several states that are very close . It almost seems like she doesn ' t want the vote totals to be thoroughly examined . <| sep |> That is entirely a value judgement on your part . One that demonstrably about half the US population disagrees with . <| sep |> If Hanano falls then the SAA is one district away Sakhur from cutting Aleppo pocket in 2