Bernie Sanders argued throughout his campaign that the system was “rigged” because rich people and institutions enjoyed undue influence by making disproportionately large campaign contributions. Donald Trump proved him wrong by winning in spite of being substantially outspent, first in the primaries, and later in the general election.
As it turns out, however, there is a better argument that the system is “rigged;” that is the product of the geographic distribution of Democratic voters and the Electoral College. And so, for the second time in 16 years, the Democratic candidate was won the popular vote and lost the election.