American Democracy? Let me refresh your memory from a little bit more than three years ago:
| Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Hilary CLINTON (D) | 65,853,516 | 48.2% |
| Donald TRUMP (R) | 62,984,825 | 46.1% |
| all others | 3,341,675 | 5.7% |
Source: Federal Election Commission (pdf).
Please remind me how the loser of the popular vote being declared the winner is any kind of "democracy" at all. <SARCASM> Oh, that's right. The Electoral College, which was adopted to protect the fragile American democracy from demagogues (cf., e.g., The Federalist No. 85). How's that working right now? </SARCASM>