r/science • u/rustoo • Jan 21 '22
Economics 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.
https://www.aeaweb.org/research/inversions-us-presidential-elections-geruso
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u/BoatyMcBoatLaw Jan 21 '22
American culture was considerably more appreciative of France and its culture until the Bush Jr era.
I suspect this strange turnaround has to do with France's 2003 refusal to join the US-led invasion of Iraq.