The Popular Vote

A lot of people are getting an education in the electoral college. Even though Clinton won the popular vote by a razor thin margin Trump won the presidency.

Except Hillary didn't win the popular vote:

• 46.6% didn't vote

• 25.6% voted for Hillary Clinton

• 25.5% voted for Donald Trump

• 1.7% voted for Gary Johnson

Clinton and Trump both received about a quarter of the potential votes. The plurality of voters, by a significant margin at 46.6 percent, appear to have wanted no master. This is one of the biggest shams of democracy. Democracy is seldom the "will of the people." It's the will of the people who decided to select a preference from a curated list of approved options.