The election of 1800 showed that, under certain conditions, a party which had a large majority of the electoral votes might not be able to elect even a President.

“It was the election of 1896 and it was the Republican National Committee’s chairperson, Mark Hanna, who was trying to market his candidate who was not very good out on the stump,” Adkins said.

(THE CONVERSATION) More than five months after President Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, Democrats are still trying to understand why they lost the election and the Senate majority – and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) More than five months after President Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, Democrats are still trying to understand why they lost the election and the Senate majority – and ...