"Of course, Harris did not lose the closet election of the 21st Century. Trump beat Harris in the electoral college last year, 312-226, which was the widest margin this century beyond former President Barack Obama's two presidential victories in 2008 and 2012. As Mediaite's Isaac Schorr noted earlier this week, Harris wasn't closer than any other loser in the popular vote, either."
"And she wasn't the closest to tipping the Electoral College calculated by evaluating the shortest possible path to winning enough states to take the White House falling short of the performances of former Vice President Al Gore in 2000, John Kerry in 2004, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Trump in 2020. The former vice president repeated the claim on Friday, a few days after she had made the same proclamation on MSNBC."
Harris repeatedly claimed her 2024 loss was the closest presidential election of the 21st century while promoting 107 Days. During a Howard University visit she told students the election "was the closest" and received cheers. Trump defeated Harris in the Electoral College, 312-226. That Electoral College margin was the largest this century aside from Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012. Harris also did not trail other recent losers in the popular vote. Several contenders came closer to flipping the Electoral College, including Al Gore in 2000, John Kerry in 2004, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Trump in 2020. Rachel Maddow did not challenge the claim on MSNBC.
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