[echoangle]

> the fact is this is only the 2nd time the Reps have won the popular vote.

Definitely not, where did you get that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presiden...

[grahamj]

hmm I read that somewhere this morning but it seems to be way off. I stand corrected.

[tech_ken]

Second time in the current millennium is probably the talking point you saw; Reagan was the the last Rep president to win two terms with a popular vote majority.