Trump won by 1.5% and the media acts like it was a Reagan-esque 1980 sweep.

Agreed. Every president tries to pretend that they have a mandate. But consider:

Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes. If 14,699 people in Wisconsin had voted differently, Trump would have lost Wisconsin. Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee will fit that many people.

Michigan has 15 electoral votes. If 40,052 people in Michigan had voted differently, Trump would have lost Michigan. Comerica Park in Detroit will fit that many people.

Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes. If 60,134 people in Pennsylvania had voted differently, Trump would have lost Pennsylvania. Beaver Stadium in University Park will fit that many people.

Without those electoral votes, Trump would have lost the election. That was the size of his victory: 2 stadiums and an arena.

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