MINORITY PRESIDENTS - Page 3© John S. Cooper
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Oct 6, 2000
So what is a minority President? Depending on how you use the term, it is either someone who won the popular vote with a plurality (that is, more than anyone else but less than a majority) such as Clinton in 1992 and 1996, or lost the popular vote outright but still won the election such as Benjamin Harrison in 1888. Just remember to determine which of the two definitions is being used, and you will avoid confusion.
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