USA Election 2016
The Legitimacy of a Donald Trump Presidency

Is President elect Trump going to be a 'legitimate' President of the United States?

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

• President-elect Trump has been elected by about 62.7 million votes

• The population of the United States is 318.9 milion

• The population of voting age is 240.7 million

• 62.7 million votes is 19.7% of the total population and 26.0% of the voting age population

This means that about 3/4 of voting age Americans did NOT vote for Donald Trump.

Why did so many people not vote for Donald Trump? There are many reasons:

• Some people are disgusted with politics, and Trump is going to be just as bad as the rest

• Some people are disgusted with Trump's behavior on the campaign trail
  ... his rudeness as he confronted his opponents in the campaign
  ... his willingness to spout lies about almost everything

• Some people are worried by his apparent lack of understanding of international risks

• Some people are worried by his track record as a businessman ... winning for TRUMP but leaving a trail of damage as he wins

In the end ... it is absolutely clear to me that he had been elected to be President of the United States, but he has no mandate for this position.

Voting information:
According to the latest figures by the Cook Political Report, Clinton has 65,316,724 votes, while Donald Trump has 62,719,568, giving the former secretary of state a lead of nearly 2.6 million votes.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/who-won-the-popular-vote-donald-trump-or-hillary-clinton-w450627

Population information:
http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-age/?dataView=1¤tTimeframe=0