Pop quiz: What do we call candidates who receive the most votes from qualified voters in a U.S. election?

U.S. Senate

 Ron Johnson wins by a 99,248-vote margin.

U.S. House of Representatives

Mark Pocan wins by a 149,489-vote margin.

Wisconsin State Senate

Dan Feyen wins by a 9,709-vote margin.

Wisconsin State Assembly

Dianne Hesselbein wins by a 10,103-vote margin.

Dane County Clerk

Scott McDonnell wins by a 108,324-vote margin

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But then we make an exception for this 'majorest' of offices.

President of the United States

Hillary Clinton 'wins" by a 2,864,974-vote margin.

Related reading:

Original Sin:  The Electoral College as a Pro-Slavery Tool.  (Los Angeles Review of Books, 12/19/2016)
The Troubling Reason the Electoral College exists.  (TIME, 11/8/2016)
Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars.  (PBS Newshour, 11/6/2016)