ZIklag Insider: The Real Divide

Popular Vote vs. Manufactured Votes in Tuesday’s Election

Let’s be real

Trump will likely win the popular vote, the ballots that real Americans cast with their own hands. But he will lose the manufactured vote. Those are the ones that gets counted—where “shifting demographics” and external funding start playing their games. The forces behind this are complex, spanning everything from immigration policies targeting swing counties to global funding streams shaping the electorate.

Popular Vote vs. Manufactured Vote—

Two Very Different Things

When we talk about the popular vote we’re talking about the voice of real Americans. But the manufactured vote? That’s where…