Dear Mr.President,
In response to the Women's March you tweeted yesterday, "Why didn't these people vote?"
Well, maybe you didn't get the message, and I hate to be the bearer of
bad news, but they DID vote. Most news sources reported that you lost
the popular vote by about 2.5-2.9 million votes. Now that election
results have been finalized and certified we can feel pretty confident
in that number. And although final numbers are still coming in for the
various Women's Marches held around the country, it's probably going to
be around 2.5-2.9 million! What a coincidence!!
Here's a breakdown of just the major cities:
Washington, DC 500,000
Los Angeles 750,000
New York City 250,000
Denver 100,000
Seattle 130,000
Boston 140,000
Portland 100,000
Austin 40,000
St. Louis 10,000
Montpelier, VT 20,000
San Francisco 100,000
St. Paul 100,000
Madison 100,000
Total: 2,340,000
You're a smart man and you're good with numbers so I know you can see where I'm going with this. About 2.5-2.9 million people actively voted for someone else - AND - about 2.5-2.9 million people took to the streets to protest your election and defend the worth and dignity of women. You do understand this, right? I'm not saying you didn't win the election because you definitely did. It's just that you only won the electoral college which is a funky and convoluted system which over-represents people in rural states (i.e the Rust Belt, i.e. the epicenter of the manufacturing meltdown that has decimated middle class America). It's NOT that your win was a ringing endorsement by "The People". At least not the majority of people. It was more of a win by technicality. Still a win though. That's for sure.
Also, and I hate to mention this, but when you use the word "winning" like you did in your inaugural speech you kind of sound like Charlie Sheen when he had a nervous breakdown in 2011. It's just not very presidential Mr. Trump. 2011 Charlie Sheen really shouldn't be anyone's role model.
Sincerely,
Amy "The People" Beaton
P.S. The Women's March was the largest single-day protest ever in American History. So in a way you were right when you said your presidency was "historic". Congratulations!!!
Here's a breakdown of just the major cities:
Washington, DC 500,000
Los Angeles 750,000
New York City 250,000
Denver 100,000
Seattle 130,000
Boston 140,000
Portland 100,000
Austin 40,000
St. Louis 10,000
Montpelier, VT 20,000
San Francisco 100,000
St. Paul 100,000
Madison 100,000
Total: 2,340,000
You're a smart man and you're good with numbers so I know you can see where I'm going with this. About 2.5-2.9 million people actively voted for someone else - AND - about 2.5-2.9 million people took to the streets to protest your election and defend the worth and dignity of women. You do understand this, right? I'm not saying you didn't win the election because you definitely did. It's just that you only won the electoral college which is a funky and convoluted system which over-represents people in rural states (i.e the Rust Belt, i.e. the epicenter of the manufacturing meltdown that has decimated middle class America). It's NOT that your win was a ringing endorsement by "The People". At least not the majority of people. It was more of a win by technicality. Still a win though. That's for sure.
Also, and I hate to mention this, but when you use the word "winning" like you did in your inaugural speech you kind of sound like Charlie Sheen when he had a nervous breakdown in 2011. It's just not very presidential Mr. Trump. 2011 Charlie Sheen really shouldn't be anyone's role model.
Sincerely,
Amy "The People" Beaton
P.S. The Women's March was the largest single-day protest ever in American History. So in a way you were right when you said your presidency was "historic". Congratulations!!!
1 + 1 = ?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: 2.5 million demonstrators!
Stand up for human dignity!
Stand up for Math and big numbers!