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> RIP Democracy Part of this is due to the fact, I think, that Hillary won the popular vote. In fact, the Dems have won the popular vote 3 elections in a row,
by erickhill 10y ago
> RIP Democracy
Part of this is due to the fact, I think, that Hillary won the popular vote. In fact, the Dems have won the popular vote 3 elections in a row, and 4 of the last 5. But they only have Obama's 2 terms to show for it.
My guess is that is where some of the "broken democracy" language comes from.
- sampo 10y agoA difference of 0.2% (around 250k votes) in popular vote is not conclusive. If USA chose the president by popular vote, the campaigns would have been run differently, and some people especially in "sure" states could have had different voting behavior. I do agree that the US Electoral College system feels obsolete and should be modernized.