Thankfully the electorial college is the way we elect a President. Al Gore is the individual you are thinking of.
He is happier now then he would have been as President and the world is a better place with him as an overweight hypocrite then an ex president.
George W. Bush Might have stolen the 2000 presidential election from the Al Gore, (who received more popular votes). We will probably never know for certain who really got the most votes in Florida and it's electoral votes and the presidency.
George Washington ran unopposed in the presidential election of 1789. He received 38,818 popular votes and 69 electoral votes. The electors from New York, Maryland, and Virginia did not vote.
George McGovern received 17 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election. Despite not winning the majority of electoral votes, he was able to secure the popular vote in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
William Clinton won the 1992 presidential election defeating incumbent President George Bush and independent candidate H. Ross Perot. In the 1992 presidential election William Clinton received 370 electoral votes and George Bush received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 44,908,254 and Bush 39,102,343. Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
He received: 50,456,002 popular votes.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 (50.5%) electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 (49.5%) electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 (50.3%) and Bush 50,456,062 (49.7%).
Democratic: Governor Bill J. Clinton with Senator Al A. GoreRepublican: President George H. W. Bush with Vice President Dan D. QuayleIndependent: Rose Perot with Vice Admiral James Stockdale
AL GORE SHOULD HAVE WON GEORGE BUSH IS A MONKEY!!!!!!!!!
William Clinton won the 1992 presidential election defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush and independent candidate H. Ross Perot. In the 1992 presidential election William Clinton received 370 electoral votes and George Bush received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 44,908,254 and Bush 39,102,343. Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern. In the 1972 presidential election Richard Nixon received 520 electoral votes and George McGovern received 17 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Nixon 47,169,911 and McGovern 29,170,383.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 (50.5%) electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 (49.5%) electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 (50.3%) and Bush 50,456,062 (49.7%).