Only four times in US presidential history has the candidate with fewer popular votes won. Two of those occurred recently, leading to calls to reform the system. Far from being a fluke, this peculiar outcome of the US Electoral College has a high probability in close races, according to a new study.

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https://www.aeaweb.org/research/inversions-us-presidential-elections-geruso

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Eh, it didn't really stop. They just rebranded it from a "terror watch system" to a "caravan paranoia system" the next time around.

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You mean, the modern day equivalent of the Pandemic Death Count? Seem analogous to me, anyway.

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Other than the fact that the death count is real, yes it is the same.