- Donald J. Trump, who lost by 2.9 million votes to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
- George W. Bush, who lost by 543,816 votes to Al Gore in the 2000 election.
- Benjamin Harrison, who lost by 95,713 votes to Grover Cleveland in 1888.
- Rutherford B. Hayes, who lost by 264,292 votes to Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.
- John Quincy Adams, who lost by 44,804 votes to Andrew Jackson in 1824.
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Saturday, November 16, 2019
Presidents Elected Without Winning the Popular Vote
Five U.S. presidents have taken office without winning the popular vote. In other words, they did not receive a plurality regarding the popular vote. They were elected, instead, by the Electoral College—or in the case of John Quincy Adams, by the House of Representatives after a tie in the electoral votes. They were:
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OMG
you have to watch the prince Andrew Epstein interview just out
The elections in 2000 and 2016 both had significant voter fraud, so they weren't as close as this looks.
That's why our founding fathers had the wisdom to create the Electoral College, so just a few highly populated states wouldn't control outcome of elections.
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