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Is it possible for a candidate who wins the popular vote not being elected president? Explain.

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Yes it is possible in the 2016 Election Hillary won the popular vote by 2 million votes i believe

Step-by-step explanation:

This can happen because instead of a democracy which we don't have our votes go to the electoral college the electoral votes is who picks who gets what vote. Democrats dont like this system as the biggest state populations California New York and Texas take up 51 percent of the votes. With this number it would suppress states like Wyoming Who have 3 electoral votes. Sure that might not be a lot but when the republicans get almost all of the midwest and south states the Numbers add up.

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