Wellll , the thing is that if the popular vote mattered , the entire election would work differently . Conservatives in NY , California , and other blue states would have far more incentive to vote for president , and candidates would campaign far more heavily in the most populous states . The popular vote is not a poll of the American people . It ' s a count of who decided to vote . There are all kinds of things about the system that suppress certain kinds of voters and promote others . <| sep |> We all have that same angle to view . How can it be a clear elbow if now you ' re arguing that you don ' t have a good enough view of the hit ? <| sep |> Word cloud out of all the comments . I hope you like it <| sep |> Another reason I don ' t trust male best friends who haven ' t been around for a long time . People always SCREAM oh , you ' re just being insecure but then things like this are happening left right and center