'Fractions are hard for some': Newsweek reporter tries math, steps on rake instead

Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald offered up this stat last night, tweeting that Hillary Clinton had “won more than half of the popular vote”:

Just FYI: At current count, Hillary Clinton won more than half of the popular vote. In other words, the majority of voters in USA chose her.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 17, 2016

Er, show your work, please:

Few clicked on link, which shows Clinton does *not* have majority. RT @ByronYork: https://t.co/MKMMsXP54L https://t.co/DtIDAh1yLz

— Byron York (@ByronYork) November 17, 2016

She broke 50%? I haven't read that anywhere. Please link to your source. Not that it matters. The Electoral College elects the President. https://t.co/uBf535RySx

— Mikey Sunset (@MikeySunset1) November 17, 2016

How is 47.9% "more than half"? https://t.co/aYFEXcVRuu

— Chris Barron (@ChrisRBarron) November 17, 2016

It isn’t. Face, meet rake:

Fractions are hard for some.

— Michelle (@michnic70) November 17, 2016

You can follow along with the popular vote count here with this handy spreadsheet via the Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman:

Bergen/Hudson counties, NJ: 27k new Clinton votes, 13k Trump. https://t.co/j58GaxfPmH

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 17, 2016

But will she ever hit 50%+1? Doubtful:

https://twitter.com/heavyhokie/status/799253048161931265

***