Original post by Una Due Tfc: It could even be argued that the USA isn't even a true democracy, seeing as the person who gets the most votes regularly isn't elected president.
Hmm, there have been 55 U.S. Presidential elections since the beginning of the country. Only 4 Presidents to be elected had less than the majority of votes cast. Three of those elections occurred in the 1800s. Only the 2000 election involving G.W. Bush and A. Gore is a recent example of a loser receiving more popular votes than a winner. So in summation, we've come a long way baby!
