A few days ago, a fellow named Michael Forbes was designated Scotsman of the year — "Top Scot," to be precise — in a popular contest sponsored by the Glenfiddich whiskey company and The Scotsman, a leading newspaper in Scotland.
The guitar is the preferred musical instrument; and, in a popular contest called the payada, two singers, each with a guitar, take turns improvising verses to the same tune.
They called upon some of the best-known names in New York's cyber security world to develop elements difficult enough to entice professionals to play in the initial round of their most popular contest, the Capture the Flag Application Security Challenge.
And now it appears Clinton has won the popular contest as well.
Based on initial vote tallies, turnout for the 2016 election will be the lowest since then, when Al Gore won the popular contest, but lost the Electoral College, 271 to 266.
With votes still trickling in, Clinton held about a 200,000-vote edge in the popular contest, even as Trump appeared headed for a stronger Electoral College win than George W. Bush secured in his first election ― when he lost the popular vote by 500,000 ballots.
