"He lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election"
Barack Obama - 59,665,415 - 50.3%
Snitt Romney - 57,034,402 - 48.1%
the difference is widening with the counting of absentee/provisional ballots.
so there. and it was only that close b/c all the Citizens United corporate $$$ dumped into GOP candidate and issue campaigns. On a level playing field the progressives never need worry.