If you have never studied The Federalist Papers, you may want to do so for clarity on why The Founders of this nation were leery of allowing the popular vote determine the outcome of presidential elections. l reached the following conclusions on this issue after carefully perusing The Federalist Papers:
- The literacy rate for white males in the colonial America compared favorably with that of England, Holland and Switzerland when The Founders were forming the country and determining the electoral process. lt appears The Bible was used extensively among Protestants to teach children how to read and this practice boosted literacy rates;
- However, The Founders desired to reserve the right to ignore the popular vote and have the Electoral College made-up of the monied class be the ultimate decision maker in determing who would ascend to the presidency.
That sentiment among the monied class in what is now the United States has not changed.
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On December 22, 2016 at 11:51 AM Shirley Smith <srs-usasc@rcn.com> wrote:
More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.
The Democrat outpaced President-elect Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million votes, with 65,844,954 (48.2%) to his 62,979,879 (46.1%), according to revised and certified final election results.
Clinton's 2.1% margin ranks third among defeated candidates, according to the US Elections Atlas. Andrew Jackson won by more than 10% in 1824 but was denied the presidency, which went to John Quincy Adams. In 1876, Samuel Tilden received 3% more votes Rutherford B. Hayes, who eventually triumphed by one electoral vote.
Though the legitimacy of his victory has never come into serious doubt, Trump has repeatedly argued that he would have won the popular vote if that had been his focus.
Clinton supporters have held up the results as an argument for fundamentally changing the system.
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