Isn&apost it unfair that the winning candidate might get fewer popular votes?

Isn't it unfair that the winning candidate might get fewer popular votes?
Indeed, this is seen as a major drawback of the system.
Since 1804, four presidents have been elected who did not win the popular vote.
Most recently, in 2000 Al Gore won 48.38% of votes nationwide compared to George Bush's 47.87%. Yet Mr Bush won because he got 271 electoral votes compared with 266 for Mr Gore.
The winning votes came from Florida, whose 25 votes all went to Mr Bush even though he won only 537 more popular votes.
Another drawback is that in many states the result is a foregone conclusion and there is thus little incentive for the individual to vote. It is also a disincentive for candidates to campaign there.
For example, large states California, Illinois and New York are solidly Democratic and Texas is solidly Republican.
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