Clinton leads US president-elect Trump by over 2 million in popular votes
Hillary Clinton is now more than two million votes ahead of President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote count for the US presidential elections, a tally compiled by the Cook Political Report showed Wednesday.
By AFP, Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2016 08:37 AM IST
Hillary Clinton is now more than two million votes ahead of President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote count for the US presidential elections, a tally compiled by the Cook Political Report showed Wednesday.
The Democratic candidate’s 1.5% lead in the popular vote makes no difference to the outcome of the November 8 election, which Trump won by taking a majority of electoral votes. Clinton conceded the following day.
But the former secretary of state’s popular vote lead continues to grow.
She has received 64,227,373 votes to Trump’s 62,212,752 million, according to the Cook Political Report’s latest tally, which was compiled from official sources.
It is the second time this century that a Democrat has won the popular vote but lost the presidential election.
In 2000, vice-president Al Gore lost to George W Bush despite winning nearly 544,000 more votes than his Republican rival.
The Supreme Court ultimately decided that election, pushing Bush over the top in electoral votes by giving him the win in the contested state of Florida.
Read | Petition asks electors to make Clinton the US president instead of Trump
Congress did not directly negotiate with Owaisi's ISF, says Adhir Chowdhury
ANI, Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:42 PM IST
Asked about ISF's alliance, Adhir Chowdhury said, "No direct negotiation with ISF, meeting is continuing with Left. However one of our leaders spoke to them (ISF) but there has been no direct negotiation with our party."
In veiled response to Cong-Left Kolkata rally, Owaisi quotes Majrooh Sultanpuri
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:56 PM IST
In a first, the Left-Congress-ISF alliance kicked off their campaign for the West Bengal assembly elections on Sunday with a mega rally at Kolkata's famed Brigade Parade Ground.
BJP writes to Kolkata police commissioner over cops trying to influence polls
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:37 PM IST
The party demanded that an enquiry be carried out in the matter, and the police personnel carrying out the "illegal exercise" be immediately suspended.
Rahul Gandhi attacks Palaniswami, talks about 'kind of leader' who can be CM
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:35 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi is on a three-day visit to Tamil Nadu, where Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6. He attacked CM K Palaniswami saying he bows to PM Modi.
Bengal elections: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav to meet Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata today
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:41 AM IST
- On Sunday, the opposition leader from Bihar shared pictures of him meeting party functionaries in Kolkata on Twitter.
Priyanka Gandhi reaches Assam; starts 2-day trip with visit to Kamakhya Temple
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 10:51 AM IST
Accompanied by senior Congress leaders, Gandhi spent some time in the temple and sought blessings from the goddess before proceeding to Lakhimpur in upper Assam for her other engagements
Cong, Left target TMC, BJP during Bengal rally
By Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 06:37 AM IST
In his speech, Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury attacked Modi and chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly “strangling democracy”.
Amit Shah hits out at Congress, DMK over dynastic politics
By Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 06:31 AM IST
Shah apologised to the crowd that he could not deliver his address in Tamil, although it “would have been nice” if he could do so. “First of all I want to say sorry that I am unable to talk in one of the oldest languages in the country, the sweet one,” Shah said at the Villupuram public meeting.
BJP using education to divide country: Rahul Gandhi
By Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 06:29 AM IST
During an interaction with college professors, Educators Meet, at the St Xavier College in Tirunelveli district, Gandhi said he counted on the people’s support to defeat the BJP.
CPI(M) holds coalition rally in Kolkata amid differences between allies
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 10:59 PM IST
- Traffic came to a halt in parts of Kolkata as more than 3,00,000 people attended the rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, the biggest open ground in the city and located in the sprawling Maidan.
Brigade rally: Massive gathering at Left-Cong-ISF rally in Bengal | 10 points
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Nilavro Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 08:17 PM IST
Supporters gathered by the lakhs to support the alliance. The introduction of the ISF has turned the election from a bi-partisan battle to a triangular face-off involving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left-Congress-ISF alliance.
BPF’s split with ally BJP in Assam may be a boost for Congress-led alliance
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 07:26 PM IST
- Relations between BJP and BPF soured in early 2020 when BTC, which was under the latter’s rule was placed under Governor’s rule at the end of the council’s five-year term as election couldn’t be held due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the prevailing restrictions.
People will teach Mamata a lesson in assembly polls for her arrogance: ISF chief
PTI, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 06:15 PM IST
The ISF, floated by influential Muslim cleric of Hooghly district's Furfura Sharif last month, is against the politics of appeasement.
Rahul Gandhi invokes K Kamaraj, talks about the kind of leader Tamil Nadu wants
Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 05:46 PM IST
"Economists had said that mid-day meals would be a bad idea, but Kamaraj ji listened to the people and brought in the scheme. Tamil Nadu showed direction to India as the scheme was later introduced across the country. That's the kind of leader we want," he said while addressing a rally in Tenkasi.
Kerala polls: LDF releases its election campaign slogan
ANI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 05:12 PM IST
CPI (M) Kerala State secretary A Vijayaraghan handed over the tagline for the campaign to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a function at the party headquarters.
