Originally posted by boriscleto George W Bush lost the popular vote in 2000. He probably lost the popular vote in Florida, we'll never know for sure, and the Supreme Court appointed him President. But he still claimed a mandate.
That was a special case, because it was highly questionable whether he won the electoral votes, and if he did, it was by a margin that was razor-thin, even by modern standards.
FWIW, the Dems are up by 30% in total EC Votes since 2000:
GOP 271 + 286 + 173 + 206 = 936
DEM 269 + 251 + 365 + 332 = 1,217
The other thing that is interesting about this is that the states which are over-represented in the EC are almost all red states.
Last edited by GeneV; 11-09-2012 at 11:36 AM.