
Jeff Bishop
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This map illustrates a theoretical feature of the U.S. Electoral College. Because nearly every state awards all of its electoral votes to the statewide winner, a candidate could theoretically become president by winning the red states by the narrowest possible margin, 50.1% to 49.9%, while losing every blue state overwhelmingly. Under those assumptions, the candidate would win the required 270 electoral votes despite receiving only about 22% of the nationwide popular vote. It is an extreme mathematical scenario rather than a realistic election outcome, but it demonstrates how the Electoral College can produce a winner without a majority, or even a large plurality, of the national popular vote. #drthehistories



The electoral college sounded like a good idea at the time. That time has come and gone…long gone

















The electoral college sounded like a good idea at the time. That time has come and gone…long gone




















