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===== Here’s how US presidents get elected (it’s not by winning the most votes) =====
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/here-s-how-a-us-president-gets-elected-it-s-not-by-winning-the-most-votes/ by John Letzing 1/10/20 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM]
The Electoral College is a mostly winner-take-all system that delivers a set number of electoral votes per state to the winner of the popular vote there. That set number is based on a state’s headcount in Congress – the minimum is three (as in Alaska and Wyoming, for example), and the maximum is 55 (California). There are 538 in total, and 270 are needed to win.


===== Commentary: Why the Electoral College System Makes Little Sense Today =====
===== Commentary: Why the Electoral College System Makes Little Sense Today =====
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