Earnest: Obama Voters ‘Voted for Trump in 2016 ... I Don’t Have an Explanation for That’

‘Secretary Clinton won the popular vote, [but] winning the popular vote is not what gets you the keys to the oval office’

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"I don't know that anybody has a direct answer to that question because there are relevant facts. First is that Secretary Clinton won the popular vote. Now, winning the popular vote is not what gets you the keys to the oval office. You got to win the electoral vote and everybody I -- I know everybody knew the rules going into the contest. But it does underscore the depth of support and enthusiasm for her message and for her campaign. And that is a testament to her leadership, and her ability to build support for a national campaign. The other thing that happens to be true is there are a lot of people, again, the math requires this -- who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, who voted for his election in 2012 and voted for Donald Trump in 2016. And I think it's -- I don't have an explanation for that, to put it bluntly."

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