Now, Republicans could be headed toward an end in which the popular vote loser becomes the party’s nominee. Many Republicans undoubtedly have no problem with that. They are fond of pointing out that we live in a republic, not a democracy. That the rules are the rules. And that the Founders didn’t much like democracy. There are counter-arguments for all — we live in a representative democracy, the rules are changeable, and the trend in the past 150 years has been to make American electoral practices more democratic. But don’t expect any of the arguments to be settled.