1. proposing that courts should accept certain "political influences" in favor of a rule's validity so long as they "are openly and transparently disclosed in the agency's rulemaking record"). See generally Nina A. Mendelson, Disclosing "Political" Oversight of Agency Decision Making;Kathryn A Watts;J,2009
2. for example, was elected president by the Electoral College on a vote of 271 to 266 although his opponent, Al Gore, won 51 percent of the popular vote;President George;Presidential Electoral and Popular Vote, FED. ELECTION COMMISSION,2000