Yes. The "popular vote" is about as meaningful in the context as picking a President on the basis of how many 3 point shots the candidates can make in a game of

Yes. The "popular vote" is about as meaningful in the context as picking a President on the basis of how many 3 point shots the candidates can make in a game of 1-on-1 basketball. People who go off on the "popular vote" are generally those who are unwilling to accept that they have lost the election. In other words, sour grapes. Oh, they might argue that they'd be in favor of using the "popular vote" even if that worked against them, but you know what? I don't believe them. If it worked against them, they'd be arguing for a "return to the original system as conceived by the Founders" or some such.