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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At the time, a joint session of Congress was counting the Electoral College votes to formalize Joe Biden's victory.
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Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The two went head-to-head during the 2016 presidential election, where Clinton won the popular vote but Trump claimed the Electoral College victory.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The 1988 constitution abolished the Electoral College (which had been in place since the nineteenth century), introduced the direct election of the president, and added a runoff election in the event that no candidate wins at least 50 percent of the vote.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
Some Democrats said the changes mean the party needs to find a new strategy to have a path to victory in the Electoral College.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The two went head-to-head during the 2016 presidential election, where Clinton won the popular vote but Trump claimed the Electoral College victory.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
The 1988 constitution abolished the Electoral College (which had been in place since the nineteenth century), introduced the direct election of the president, and added a runoff election in the event that no candidate wins at least 50 percent of the vote.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
Some Democrats said the changes mean the party needs to find a new strategy to have a path to victory in the Electoral College.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025
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