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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "By population Trump didnt actually have a majority of the votes cast, he got 49%. And in 2016 he actually got 2 million less votes than Clinton. Again less than 50%.
No Republican president has polled over 50% of the vote since 2004, while the last 3 elections won by the Democrats since then were all won by candidates who won more than 50% of the votes.
Its an anomaly of the electoral system you have over there." True, but College votes is what matters in the US and Trump had a landslide 312 vs 226 win over Harris, and while he may not have had over 50% of the electorate, he still got a higher percentage of the votes (49.8% vs 48.3%) than Kamela Harris.
There was a 63.45% turnout of eligible voters, which is very high.
Compare that to Ireland
2025 Presidential election, there was a 45.83% turnout of eligible voters, of which Catherine Connolly won 63.36% of the votes cast, but only 25.3%% of total 3614450 electorate.
2024 General Election, there was a 59.7% turnout of eligible voters, of which Taoiseacht Michael Martin's Fianna Fail got 22.2% of the total poll, representing 13.25% of the total electorate. While Coalition partner and Tainaiste Simon Harris Fine Gael got 20.9% of the total poll, representing 12.4% of the eligible voters.
Trump won both votes, and arguably has a bigger mandate in terms of percentage eligible voters backing him that what we get in Ireland.
Commodore (National) - 12/03/2026 13:46:11
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Details of Galway's games in the Connacht U20 and U17 Football Championships have been announced.
The Connacht U20 Football Championship will begin for Galway on Wednesday next, the 18th of March, when they take on Roscommon in Tuam Stadium, with the game throwing in at 5.15pm.
The format remains as a round robin for this year, with Galway's next game away to Leitrim on the 25th, followed by Sligo in Tuam Stadium on April 8th and Mayo away on the 15th.
The top team will go through to the Connacht final, with second and third playing a provincial semi-final on the 22nd. Galway has a new U20 manager this year, with Kevin Johnson of Claregalway appointed last August.
Details of the Connacht U17 football championship have also been revealed, with Galway at home to Leitrim in their opening game on March 20th, followed by Mayo away on the 27th, Sligo at home on April 10th and finally Roscommon away on the 17th.
Marooned (National) - 12/03/2026 14:07:20
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