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Maybe you are looking for the phrase,"balancing the ticket' which means to pick a VP candidate from a different geographical section or a different faction within the party.

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When has no president gotten 270 electoral votes?

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Who chooses the vice president if none of the candidates for that office receives a mojority of electoral votes?

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In the framers plan candidate with second highest electro votes would become?

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What were Mississippi's electoral votes cast for?

president and vice president


Who chooses the vice president if the electoral college does not have a majority?

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The blank actually chooses the President and Vice President?

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