what if hillary spent more time in the midwest? what if she focused more on working-class whites? what if the polls had been slightly more on point? well, we thought we'd add a comparative what if. what if america had a presidential system like most other countries in the world? hillary clinton lost the election but it now seems she has won the popular vote. presidential candidates have lost the presidency after winning the popular vote five times in the history of the united states. in 1824 when andrew jackson lost to john quincy adams, in 1876 when samuel tilden lost to rutherford b. heys, in 1888 when grover cleveland lost to benjamin harrison and since 2000 it's happened twice in 16 years. the first time, of course, in 2000 when al gore lost to george w. bush and this year. some vehemently reject calls to change the electoral college system while others say it's time to amend the constitution. it's been seriously proposed many times -- in fact, less than