Graywolf wrote: > > > A politician can win the popular vote, and not be elected president. In > > fact it is possible that someone who was not on the ballet could become > > president, though that never has happened to my knowledge. What you > > really vote for is something like which party gets to appoint the > > president. > > In fact Kerry won the last election based on popular votes, > > but Bush got more electorial votes (barely). That is not democracy!
Doesn't change your point about how the system works, but you're citing the wrong election. Bush won the popular vote in 2004 (in fact, he had more than 50% of it). It was in 2000 (against Gore) that he won the electoral count while coming in second in the popular vote.
