Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ...
by ArkyBeagle on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:49PM
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An electoral college winner losing the overall popular vote has happened much more than once. Florida was more or less a coin flip that landed on its edge and stayed that way.
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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ...
by lowpro on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @12:46AM
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It's happened four times, of which the first went to the House to decide, and the 1876 and 1888 were in a time of widespread corruption, but nonetheless it's still very rare, especially in the modern day, and I wouldn't expect it to happen again in our lifetimes.