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49% is a plurality, not a majority.

You're right, he won 49.7% of the popular vote compared to Kamala Harris' 48.4%. Many states like Arizona and California took weeks to finish counting and I had not checked the final numbers.

If you're curious how most Americans feel now, you can read about Trump's approval ratings here; currently his poll results are net-favorable:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/donald-t...

Takes a while for buyer's remorse to fully set in.

Yes, it hasn't been long enough for any real effects to start being felt, even though it's felt like an eternity.

That does seem to be home Americans feel now.

Bit I would like to point out that it took about 9 months for Biden's approval/disapproval rating to be around equal[1].

In contrast, it has taken Trump about 1 month to do the same[2].

[1] https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/joe-bide...

[2] https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/donald-t...

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