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Originally Posted by sam_mrskincash
I think you guys have it a bit wrong. There aren't people voting for the electoral college. Each state constitutes a certain amount of electoral votes. By winning the popular vote in that state the candidate wins those allotted electoral votes. The ultimate winner of the election is the candidate who tallies the most of these electoral votes.
Please someone explain to me if I'm wrong.
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oh ok, so the popular vote of the state automatically allocates the electoral votes each state is entitled to?
from what i understood, there is a group of people per state that vote on the president, and it is supposed to be influenced by the popular voted but not tied to. this was because when the first election was happening, the government felt that they were not intelligent enough to make the right decision, so people were put in to represent them