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What Donald Trump’s win says about America’s brand of democracy
It affirms the need to accept the outcome – even if it bothers many. But a second Trump administration should also respect the system’s checks and balances.
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The reality is that Donald Trump won a resoundingly strong mandate, including winning the popular vote – the first for a Republican since 2004.
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Democracy has not ended just because Donald Trump won the White House. By most yardsticks, the results of the 2024 US elections showed how democracy was supposed to work.
The reality is that Trump won a resoundingly strong mandate, including winning the popular vote – the first for a Republican since 2004. Republicans have also swept the Senate and look poised to win the House of Representatives.
