"it is indeed unfortunate for Obama that he chose to remove himself from the ballot."

And, sharing in the spirit of your non-condescendingly conciliatory tone, I would like to reach across her supporters and say that it is indeed unfortunate that we are being subjected to such transparently specious contrivances as 'popular vote' totals which are sold as if they were real while they barely work in Hillary's favor when they are cooked, bent, scrambled, twisted, and doctored.

Unfortunate indeed.