Definitely make sure she ' s up for a punishment like this . I know for me personally being ignored doesn ' t trigger the ' punished ' feeling and only makes me feel resentment . <| sep |> It ' s acceptable because that ' s the race they were running . They were going for the Electoral College and not the popular vote . It ' s akin to competing in a bodybuilding contest , losing , and then going well this person lifts more weight . That ' s cool and all but it isn ' t the contest they were running . You campaign for the popular votes and electoral college votes differently and therefore it is literally impossible to judge how the presidential campaign would turn out if it was a popular vote election . Edit I should mention that I ' m not saying this is a good thing . I ' m just stating the facts of the matter .