Democrats might have lost this election to the unpopular vote, maybe, we shall see, but Democrats definitely did not lose the election to Bush Jr. due to the electoral college. That was election theft and the Supreme Court intervening. From what I understand, if a full recount were permitted, Al Gore would have won not only the popular vote, but also the electoral college majority.
That's not true at all. Following the decision the Washington Post and the Miami Herald did their own investigations and concluded that Bush would have won. Neither newspaper has a history of being pro-GOP, by the way. And don't forget that Gore wanted to prevent the military ballots from being counted, and they generally are more GOP-friendly.
