B).- the winner of the popular vote might not win the presidency
The Electoral College vote does not always represent the popular vote.
The electoral college does not vote on policies. The electoral college performs only one function. It elects the president of the United States.
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The United States is the only example of a country in the world which uses an electoral college to indirectly elect the executive, so every other democracy is one without an electoral college.
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The citizens are the voters for the electoral college.
We the people, not we electoral college
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Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
The president is chosen by an electoral college.
electoral college.
You may be referring to the oath of office. But the electoral college is what officially elects the president. A presidential candidate may win the popular vote, but without enough electoral votes, he (or one day, she) will not be officially elected.