You know no such thing, of course. But you apparently need to believe that I "must rationalize" in order to scoff at the truth I presented.

If the benighted, ignorant bigots were "insignificant", then why oh why did Trump make his entire campaign about appealing to the worst instincts and beliefs of White working class xenophobic, misogynistic and racist bigots? Because he knew there were 25 million votes there. The fringe left went for Bernie. Bernie voters were younger, wealthier, and far better educated; but they stayed home rather than vote for Hillary.

So, this was a very low turnout election in which Trump didn't even win a plurality (that's what Hillary did) but, owing to the insanity of the electoral college, for the second time in less than twenty years a completely unqualified Republican has stolen the office of president.  Thanks a lot, Florida! But justice will prevail as Florida sinks between the waves, washed over by tidal storm surges that make its coast uninhabitable.