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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The vote is essentially a snapshot of the changing views of the electorate, and an imperfect snapshot at that, given the effect of weather and other irrelevancies.  In an election this close, the result is really a coin-toss, where a puff of wind, like Comey's letters for example, can change outcome.

So, whatever method we choose, in a close election the losing side will feel that the rules are unfair.[/quote]

I disagree with this.  This was a good description of what happened in 2000, but not this year.

Clinton's popular vote lead is substantial, but given the existence of the EC you can't just take it at face value.  That being said, given the fact that the comfortably blue states are also more populous, it's reasonable to assume she would have gotten more votes if people in blue states thought their vote mattered.   Rather oddly, Trump's EC margin is substantial, though it was won via three states whose collective margin was around 100,000.  So basically, 1 million more people voted for Clinton than Trump, but 1/10th as many Trump voters just happened to live in the right states to matter.[/quote]

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