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Democratic House Candidates Now Have A Nearly 1.2 Million Vote Lead Over The RepublicansQuicklink submitted by Amanda Lang Permalink,
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| The day after the election last month, ThinkProgress took a preliminary tally of the total number of votes cast for candidates for the House of Representatives. We found that, despite the fact that Republicans won a commanding majority of the seats, the American people cast more than half-a-million votes for Democrats. This number was based on early tallies, however, and it was especially likely to undercount many West Coast states that had less time to count ballots. More than a month after the election, the Democrats' popular vote lead expanded significantly. Based on current tallies, Democrats now lead Republicans 59,343,447 to 58,178,393 in total votes cast for their House candidates -- meaning that the American people preferred Democrats over Republicans by nearly a full percentage point of the total vote. Yet, despite clearly losing the popular vote, Republicans will control... |
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Updated presidential totals too
by Scott Baker on Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 at 11:20:44 AM