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Why would that be ironic? The last four presidents have won with less than 50% of the popular vote

Yes (so, in more conventional electoral systems would go for a run-off), but only Bush won with less votes than the main competitor, IIRC (I Googled only for 1996: Clinton 50%, Dole 42%, Perot 8%).

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Don't blame me, btw, I carried NH for Kerry!

Ah, the civilized states (North East and West Coast) were never the problem, (though, Californians did elect a pretty strange governor).
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