Have you ever wondered why is it that one candidate can win the popular vote but another wins the electoral vote, and thus, the presidency?Well, it’s because that’s how the framers of the Constitution set it up.This system of electing presidents is a big reason why President Donald Trump won the election in 2016.Four candidates in history have won a majority of the popular vote only to be denied the presidency by the Electoral College.
That includes Hillary Clinton, who had the largest popular vote margin of any losing presidential candidate in U.S. history.The Electoral College was devised at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.