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louis c

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2. But it's always been a Republican that wins over the Democrat (5 Times)

Reply to TimeSnowDemos (Reply #1)

Tue May 22, 2018, 05:52 PM

May 2018

Only five US presidents in history have been elected despite losing the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016.

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Is This Really What Democracy Looks Like? [View all] louis c May 2018 OP

Few serious people TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #1

But it's always been a Republican that wins over the Democrat (5 Times) louis c May 2018 #2

That's because TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #3

I know the dynamics, louis c May 2018 #4

oh yes TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #5

Except for the fact that there is no National Presidential Election dumbcat May 2018 #6

Jesus. I know the Constitution... louis c May 2018 #7

I think what you just explained dumbcat May 2018 #8