Why we need the Electoral College
The Electoral College, while not complete itself, helps on these fronts. It maintains an important place for the states and ...
The world is trying to make sense of the U.S. electoral college
The United States has a distinctive system for electing presidents indirectly — a source of confusion for those following the ...
Why do we have the Electoral College? The history of and arguments against the institution
The Electoral College is a controversial step in the U.S. election process that dates back to the 18th century. While there's ...
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What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?
The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. WASHINGTON — Donald Trump won the presidency in ...
The Electoral College decides the president. Why it exists (and how many votes per state)
The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.
How does the Electoral College work? See how many electoral votes California has
Less than a third of Americans want to keep the Electoral College, one survey found. Here's how this system is used to elect ...
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Lawrence O'Donnell likens Electoral College to voter suppression in safe red and blue states
The MSNBC host noted the system keeps millions of voters home, calling it an "enormous" force of voter suppression ...
Explainer-Key facts about the Electoral College and the 2024 US presidential race
In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a ...
Illinois has 19 electoral votes. Here's how the Electoral College works for the state
Like all but two U.S. states, Illinois has a winner-take-all system, in which all the state's electoral votes to go to the ...
How the Electoral College system gives voters in small states an advantage
Voters in small states have more Electoral College votes per capita than larger, more diverse states, giving them more power ...
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How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?
A majority of Americans — more than 60% — support abolishing the Electoral College, according to a September report by the ...
US election: how does the electoral college voting system work?
Here are five things to know about the electoral college system: The founding fathers opted against a national popular vote where the winning candidate just has to gain a majority of votes to claim ...