(UK, informal) : The largest share of the item being counted.
Too bad there was never even a simple majority of actual Democrats who could have allowed him to pack the court by blowing up the filibuster rule. (Manchin and Sinema don't count.)
The 'red' part is rural Georgia. The part that makes Georgia what it is, not so much. Btw, dipshit got 50.8% of the 2024 presidential vote. (A very slim simple majority.)
(UK, informal) : The largest share of the item being counted.
“Too bad there was never even a simple majority of actual Democrats who could have allowed him to pack the court by blowing up the filibuster rule. (Manchin and Sinema don't count.)”
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(UK) A plurality (A number of votes which is greater than the number of votes gained by any others, but which is less than a majority.).
More than half (50%) of some group.
(chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
Some months ago I said the Republicans were going to do this in a reconciliation bill (only requires a simple majority) ppl got pissed off and some blocked me. Well.
“The 'red' part is rural Georgia. The part that makes Georgia what it is, not so much. Btw, dipshit got 50.8% of the 2024 presidential vote. (A very slim simple majority.)”
“Some months ago I said the Republicans were going to do this in a reconciliation bill (only requires a simple majority) ppl got pissed off and some blocked me. Well.”
“I understand that and I fully expect the Senator does too. However, a simple majority will allow these nominees to get a lifetime appointment and Republicans are going to push them through regardless of these type of responses. Senator Coons can’t do much more than expose it.”
“Unveiled by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Republicans plan to advance the spending package using reconciliation, a process by which the Senate can move legislation with a simple majority and avoid the 60-vote threshold typically required to overcome the filibuster.”
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(North America) : (of a motion) more votes in favor of a proposition than against it.
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