the Electoral College
noun
: a group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. based on the votes of all the people in each state
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In the past two elections, the state, with a relatively small population that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the U.S. as a whole, has been the tipping point that tilted the Electoral College vote to the winning candidate, Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020.
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2024
If a presidential candidate dies before Congress meets on Jan. 6
The biggest complication would be if a candidate would die or become incapacitated between when the Electoral College votes in early December and when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to certify the results of the election.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
But modern Democrats are arguing that features of the constitutional republic like the Electoral College, the filibuster, and the Senate itself are undemocratic.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
Because of the outcome of the 2020 census, blue states lost votes in the Electoral College.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2024
If a presidential candidate dies before Congress meets on Jan. 6
The biggest complication would be if a candidate would die or become incapacitated between when the Electoral College votes in early December and when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to certify the results of the election.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
But modern Democrats are arguing that features of the constitutional republic like the Electoral College, the filibuster, and the Senate itself are undemocratic.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024
Because of the outcome of the 2020 census, blue states lost votes in the Electoral College.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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