Many Americans have trouble understanding why a presidential candidate becomes president when the popular vote clearly indicates they lost the election. For example, in 2016 Hillary Clinton won the popular vote yet lost the election to Donald Trump or, in 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote yet lost the election to George W. Bush.give a thorough account as to why this may happen. Secondly, what advantages and disadvantages does such a system, the plurality system, entail.