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Like columnist Jonah Goldberg, I get frustrated when Hillary Clinton fails to take responsibility for her electoral college loss. Clinton often leaves out the factors that were under her control when talking about her electoral defeat.

However, I would argue that Goldberg and the Tribune are failing to give adequate attention to the glaring problem with the American electoral system: that the chosen candidate of the voters did not become president. Perhaps this is because columnists cannot think of anything new to say about the Electoral College. Perhaps it is because politicians are not talking about the issue. Perhaps it is because a path to becoming a normal democracy one where the candidate with the most votes wins is difficult to see because of the likelihood of Republican opposition.

But this problem should be talked about. To build on Goldbergs sports analogy: It is unseemly for the losing coach to deflect blame for her defeat. But it is legitimate for her teams fans be upset that the game was rigged, rigged so that the team that scored the most points lost. And it is frustrating when analyses of the game ignore this injustice.

Richard Hudson, Chicago

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The game was rigged against Hillary Clinton - Chicago Tribune