In the 1970s the United States was in the cold war with Russia
The Democratic Party, in its National Convention now assembled, sends greetings to the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, and hails with patriotic pride the great achievements for country and the world wrought by a Democratic administration under his leadership. I think I’m not sure
In the 2000 election in the United States, the winner of the presidential election actually lost the popular vote, which illustrates an issue with electoral college in that it does not always represent the will of the majority of Americans.
They did that because they feared being a minority in a country dominated by Catholics.