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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The Present How the Electoral College sidesteps the popular vote
Five times in U.S. history, American presidential candidates have ascended to leadership despite lacking the popular vote.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
That misinformation helped cause the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that led to more than 1,000 rioters being arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol and trying to stop the Electoral College votes that eventually confirmed Biden as president.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
The case stems from special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Trump in Washington, D.C., for his communications on January 6, 2021, in connection with the Electoral College proceedings and the protest/riot at the Capitol.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 18 June 2024
Democrat Joe Biden won the popular vote, and under state law, Arizona's votes in the Electoral College went to him.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
Experts still emphasize that presidents are elected state-by-state: Trump lost the national popular vote in both of his previous presidential races, yet prevailed in the Electoral College over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
Democrat Hillary Clinton beat Trump in 2016 by more than two points in the popular vote, but still lost the Electoral College.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 10 June 2024
Citing the Capitol’s closed-circuit television footage, cell phone records, photos, videos and text messages, FBI agents say Barbara Balmaseda, 23, illegally entered the Capitol building on the day of the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes for President Joe Biden.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
What Voters Do With That Information Will Write This Era’s History
Back in 2016, some people hoped the Electoral College would stop Trump.
—Kermit Roosevelt Iii, TIME, 31 May 2024
Big Think, 24 June 2024
That misinformation helped cause the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that led to more than 1,000 rioters being arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol and trying to stop the Electoral College votes that eventually confirmed Biden as president.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
The case stems from special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Trump in Washington, D.C., for his communications on January 6, 2021, in connection with the Electoral College proceedings and the protest/riot at the Capitol.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 18 June 2024
Democrat Joe Biden won the popular vote, and under state law, Arizona's votes in the Electoral College went to him.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
Experts still emphasize that presidents are elected state-by-state: Trump lost the national popular vote in both of his previous presidential races, yet prevailed in the Electoral College over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
Democrat Hillary Clinton beat Trump in 2016 by more than two points in the popular vote, but still lost the Electoral College.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 10 June 2024
Citing the Capitol’s closed-circuit television footage, cell phone records, photos, videos and text messages, FBI agents say Barbara Balmaseda, 23, illegally entered the Capitol building on the day of the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes for President Joe Biden.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
What Voters Do With That Information Will Write This Era’s History
Back in 2016, some people hoped the Electoral College would stop Trump.
—Kermit Roosevelt Iii, TIME, 31 May 2024
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