because she didnt win the popular vote in a system designed to generate a large popular vote . she won total miles run in a timed race . the popular vote numbers in the electoral college mean about as much as sand in a desert . <| sep |> I understand that . Life makes you who you are and you can ' t undo the things that have been done to you . But my way of looking at it is that people deserve chances to show they ' re good , and it ' s not fair to assume they ' ll do something based on something someone else has done . Personally , I agree that trust is not given until proven but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt , also . I try not to invest too much in someone as a person until I know them more . until I really know them , I assume they ' re human and have made mistakes but have good intentions .