By that reasoning Bill never won the popular vote. More people always pulled the lever for someone either than Bill Clinton.
Worth recalling:
In 1988 Dukakis lost to GHWB with 44% of the vote.
In 1992 Clinton beat GHWB with 43%.
It’s always been recognized that Bill Clinton won both times with only a plurality. The point the left is trying to make with the ‘popular vote’ argument is that she received more votes than Trump.
However that is winning at a game neither was playing. They were both playing for EVs, not popular votes. DJT never held a rally in CA because he wouldn’t win the state’s EVs. Had the contest been for popularl votes, Republican-oriented/conservative voters might have bothered to come out but they know in CA with the EV system their votes doesn’t count.
That’s correct. In the last 8 elections (1988-2016) The Repubs have won a majority of the popular vote twice (1988 & 2004) and so have the Dems (2008 & 2012).
Bill Clinton won a plurality, not a majority when he ran, thanks to Ross Perot, the Independent who won 19% of the vote.
I was just going to say that. In ‘92 he only got 43% of the popular vote, and in ‘96 he only got 49.something, which is pathetic for an incumbent president. He never won the popular vote.
1992
(43.0%) Bill Clinton
(37.4%) George Bush
(18.9%) Ross Perot
(0.6%) Other
1996
(49.2%) Bill Clinton
(40.7%) Bob Dole
(8.4%) Ross Perot
(1.7%) Other