[drcode]

This is equivalent to people who argue "President X didn't REALLY win because they didn't win the popular vote"

Such an argument ignores the fact that president X would likely have changed their strategy if the determinant for winning the election was changed to winning the popular vote

[DangitBobby]

What you're saying might be true (I'd take a bet against Rs suddenly winning the popular vote if the game changed, though) but it could also true that we're playing the wrong game.

[drcode]

Oh don't get me wrong, the system we've settled on isn't great

[willis936]

I'm not sure this makes sense since X is a populist.

[gruez]

Except according to wikipedia "populist" doesn't refer to "popular vote", it refers to the idea of "the people vs the elites".

>Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of the people and often juxtapose this group against the elite.