Who cares? you wrote. After the final count, she might end up with over 2 million votes more than him: This takes SOME (not all, but some) legitimacy away from him.

Remember when Saddam Hussein and Khadafi used to get 99% of the votes? (I think Putin often comes close to that too): Getting elected does not always bring legitimacy or total legitimacy.

You might have noticed, if you have been following the US news since the election, that Trump these days often makes decisions in a way that is totally independent from his campaign promises. I think he is trying to get more legitimacy. My feeling is that he will try to replace the right-wing nuts (things like the tea party and KKK) of the Republican party with more middle class independents or moderate Democrats. If he appoints Mitt Romney as Secretary of State (there are rumors), this will confirm my suspicions. You will see that the Trump who got elected will soon have become a totally different man than the Trump who will govern. Remember that Trump was pro-choice and quite liberal not so many years ago. He is twice divorced and not religious. His conservative persona was only a tool during the campaign. But let's see....