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This is pointlessly pedantic. The person clearly meant they preferred elections be won by a majority of the popular vote.


In the USA we don't use popular vote. We use state votes. The winner won with a vast majority of those state votes.

You can be upset at the outcome, but you can not argue the facts of the system.


I wasn't arguing the facts of the system. I wasn't even stating a preference (though, yes, I'm upset at the outcome). I was responding to a thread where:

1. Person states preference that majority wins 2. Person states that majority did win 3. I demonstrate that majority did not win 4. Person #2 says majority won EC 5. I point out that it was plainly obvious that person #1 would prefer a majority of the popular vote win




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