A president can be elected without winning the most popular votes if they are able to win the majority of the Electoral college votes.
It is possible for a president to become president without winning the popular vote because the important way to win is the Electoral college.
If the President can win the majority of the votes in the electoral college then they don't need the popular vote. This was how Donald Trump and George Bush won their first elections.
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