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by refurb 182 days ago
We don’t elect Presidents based on getting a majority of votes of all US citizens, even if they can’t vote.

Do you know why?

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> We don’t elect Presidents based on getting a majority of votes of all US citizens, even if they can’t vote.

We don't even elect Presidents based on getting a majority (or even plurality) of all voters who actually vote, though the method actually used usually (but not always) also happens to elect the person who does that.