the 77M people were not the majority but a plurality, although i'm not sure there is a 2000 y.o. definition for that to help you cope
don't look too far for a president who has been elected by a minority, it happened as recently as 2016
He used a modern definition. It referenced the origin of the term.
> the 77M people were not the majority but a plurality
What distinction are you trying to make here? That not everyone voted?
He called it the majority of the voting population.
> cope
heh