>Whats Hillarys margin on the pop vote now. 2.5 million.trump overwhelming mandate maybe not. Or are those all dodgy votes. Its a lot isn't it 2.5 million voters who may just as well have stayed at home. > >You keep on missing the point about the purpose of our electoral college no matter how many different people keep pointing this out to you multiple times. We do not want New York and California choosing the president for the rest of the country - the place that they like to call "fly-over country". > >http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/keep-electoral-college-for-fair-presidential-votes-084651 > >If you can't remember this after it has been explained to you for the umpteenth time, perhaps it is time to have your short term memory checked.