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...MINORITY WINS It's not likely that a candidate will win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote. But it happened in 1888, when Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland. If it happens this year, it's more likely Bush would win the popular vote but lose the electoral, because he will capture more states in which he will win by big margins. Indeed, Gore could win with just 17 states and D.C. Unquestionably, the electoral vote winner would be President, but he'd lack a mandate and face a crisis of legitimacy...
...ancient and quirky electoral system has been known to award the reins of power to the candidate with fewer popular votes. When Grover S. Cleveland beat out Benjamin Harrison in 1888 by a scant 0.7 percent of votes cast, his supporters did not engage in bacchanalian post-election festivities because Cleveland did not become president. The Electoral College ended up choosing Harrison (Cleveland did, however, win in a subsequent election...
...Cleveland Plain Dealer reported earlier this month that several Ohio Democratic leaders urged the talk show host to run for Senate against Republican incumbent Mike DeWine...
...only American who is disgusted by the fact that our government can be bought by the Nevada gaming industry for $2 million a year? While your article was insightful, it did not address the real issue behind the decline of our government: the apathy of our citizens. TYLER NOALL Cleveland, Ohio...
...library used to have flexible scheduling that allowed teachers to bring their classes and work on research projects, says seven-year librarian Laurie Cleveland...