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‘Tis true. However, Democrats have never won the EC but lost the popular vote - that has always favored Republicans.We have a little provision in the US Constitution called the "Electoral College." When the Democrats win the presidency via the EC, it's a vital and fundamental Constitutional provision that prevents the most populous states from leaving the less populous states irrelevant. When the Democrats lose the electoral college, it's an obsolete, antique anachronism that thwarts The Will Of the People.
The 5 US presidents who won the election but lost the popular vote
So it is no wonder Republicans favor it.
Unless, of course, you are Donald Trump and you have not yet benefited from the EC:
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