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Last Word on the Popular Vote (Hopefully)
With Montana and South Dakota reporting, Clinton netted 3,000 votes tonight, according
to Real
Clear Politics. That hardly changes her argument that she’s winning the
popular vote. You still have to count Michigan
to make that case.
But you might have noticed that her overall number went from
“17 million” a couple of
days ago to “18 million” today. That bounce came from Puerto Rico, which bumped
her up from 17.4 million (counting Michigan)
to 17.7 million. Round that bad boy up!
Update 12:59 a.m.: A reader points out that the numbers aren't all in just yet. I'll update the item when they are.
Update 8:51 a.m.: As expected, new numbers. Obama nets about 9,000 votes from the two states' totals. And now Clinton actually breaks 18 million, if you count Michigan and the caucus states that didn't officially report popular votes.
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