Hannah Bleau 20 Nov 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) insisted during a Friday press conference that House Democrats received a “mandate†to pursue their progressive agenda based on the 2020 election results, despite several losing seats, because they collectively garnered “nearly 2 million more votes than Donald Trump.â€
Pelosi referenced a simple chart while speaking to reporters on Friday, which listed the number of votes House Democrats collectively received compared to President Trump and House Republicans. The chart read:
House Democrats: 75,495,518
Donald Trump: 73,701,667
House Republicans: 72,109,474
Relying on those figures, Pelosi contended that House Democrats actually did, in fact, receive a “mandate,†despite losing seats to the GOP, narrowing their majority status in the House.
“Did you know that House Democrats got nearly 2 million more votes than Donald Trump?†Pelosi asked. “I say that because everybody said well– but everybody turned out and it was a great victory, a mandate.â€
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