Why this is Trump’s best chance to win the popular vote

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With Election Day just over a month away, former President Donald Trump might have the best chance he’s ever had to win something that’s eluded his grasp for years: the popular vote.

He lost the popular vote by 2 percentage points in 2016 and 4 points in 2020. Despite his loss four years ago, Trump has often reminded people that he “got more votes than any Republican in history by far” during the 2020 election.

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