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Interestingly in 2008 Hillary Clinton won the popular vote to be the Democratic Nominee but did not become the Nominee. The Democrats criticize the EC, but also
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Interestingly in 2008 Hillary Clinton won the popular vote to be the Democratic Nominee but did not become the Nominee. The Democrats criticize the EC, but also don't mind using a form of it internally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presiden...
- hannasanarion 7y agoBoth of those are untrue. Super delegates have never decided a Democratic primary, and Obama got more votes in 2008 (the official tally excludes Washington, Michigan, and Florida, who went for Obama but didnt publish vote tallies) The delegate system is proportional, not winner-take-all, it is utterly unlike the electoral college.
- justin66 7y ago"Popular vote" is a deceptive concept here since some of the states rely on caucuses instead of primaries to choose their delegates to the convention.