Um.... Okay, It just the same like Presidential election 2017. Hillary won popular votes, but Donald Trump won the total votes to go become president hate it man:(. Here is the answer:gore actually won the popular vote, but then bush won the electoral votes so he became president . Hope it help!
I think there some very wise words it implies that hating or showing negativity towards somebody who is striving and chasing their goals wont get you any closer to your goals it doesnt just apply to me but us humans in a whole.