Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
The Democrat candidate Mrs Hillary Clinton has wisked ahead more in the popular vote, casting a shadow of doubt over the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s victory as a potentially historic recount looms.
Hillary Clinton has so far totaled 65,152,112 votes compared to President-elect Trump’s 62,625,928 a margin of 2.53 million.
Her percentage margin keep rising since the recounting process, with the latest figures showing she has 1.9 per cent more of the popular vote than her Republican opponent.
But Mr Trump won more states and therefore the electoral college vote, storming home with 306 college nominations, easily surpassing the 270 needed for victory.
Now, Green Party nominee Jill Stein is launching a recount in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan due to reports of irregularities with voting machines.
If the result is overturned in those states then Mrs Clinton would receive 278 electoral college votes, eight more than necessary to move into the White House.
The Clinton campaign claims to have witnessed no evidence of voting irregularities but her staff have vowed to help Ms Stein in order to “ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides”.
Mr Trump has dubbed Ms Stein’s recount bid a "scam" and even tweeted that he “would have won the popular vote too if it wasn’t for voter fraud".
The property mogul cruised to victory on November 8 by systematically crushing Mrs Clinton’s blue wall of supposedly safe states.
He is currently transitioning into the White House and gradually appointing his own staff.
The most controversial of his appointments has been Steve Bannon, a 62-year-old right winger.
He has previously been accused of telling his ex-wife he did not want his children going to school with Jews and of having links to the so-called alt-right movement.
Her percentage margin keep rising since the recounting process, with the latest figures showing she has 1.9 per cent more of the popular vote than her Republican opponent.
But Mr Trump won more states and therefore the electoral college vote, storming home with 306 college nominations, easily surpassing the 270 needed for victory.
Now, Green Party nominee Jill Stein is launching a recount in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan due to reports of irregularities with voting machines.
If the result is overturned in those states then Mrs Clinton would receive 278 electoral college votes, eight more than necessary to move into the White House.
The Clinton campaign claims to have witnessed no evidence of voting irregularities but her staff have vowed to help Ms Stein in order to “ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides”.
Mr Trump has dubbed Ms Stein’s recount bid a "scam" and even tweeted that he “would have won the popular vote too if it wasn’t for voter fraud".
The property mogul cruised to victory on November 8 by systematically crushing Mrs Clinton’s blue wall of supposedly safe states.
He is currently transitioning into the White House and gradually appointing his own staff.
The most controversial of his appointments has been Steve Bannon, a 62-year-old right winger.
He has previously been accused of telling his ex-wife he did not want his children going to school with Jews and of having links to the so-called alt-right movement.
Source: Express..............
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