The ground shook in 2000 as the cries of outrage rang across the United States. “What do you MEAN the popular vote didn’t win!?!?!” One could hardly blame the citizens for being shocked; it’s not something that happens often.  Until recent years, the last time this happened was in 1888!  The Electoral College vote had over-ridden the popular vote. George Bush went into office in 2000… by the grace of just five electoral votes, despite having gotten 543,816 fewer popular … Continue reading →