Hillary Clinton won the popular vote
Donald Trump spent more than a year and a half claiming the system was rigged. He was right. But it was rigged for him and against Hillary Clinton. Trump won the election Tuesday night in an upset for the ages thanks to the Electoral College. But he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton. Ironically, Trump once had some strong words in a tweet about the electoral college.
Here’s another stat of note: Donald Trump won fewer votes than Romney or McCain — but still won the election.
Trump’s 2016 total, so far, is over 700,000 votes less than what McCain drew in 2008 — and more than 1.7 million less than what Romney drew four years ago. He took the election by winning over people he needed and shrinking numbers elsewhere.