Even more sad is that it's not really a majority. Instead what you're seeing is minoritarian rule. The GOP hasn't won the popular vote for POTUS since 1988, and

Even more sad is that it's not really a majority. Instead what you're seeing is minoritarian rule. The GOP hasn't won the popular vote for POTUS since 1988, and the filibuster all but guarantees you need a supermajority to pass any legislation, i.e. the minority can just allow our institutions to deteriorate. No majority necessary!