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Why should anyone vote in the presidential election at all when the popular vote doesn't decide the winner?
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∙ 11y ago
It's mostly a "feel-good" thing because it makes the people think that they're directly deciding on who the president is; key word is directly. We don't directly decide. When we vote, it's indirect because we're just formally voting for the members of the Electoral College, who make the choice on our behalf. In small populated states like Nebraska or Arizona, voting won't matter because it only counts a few Electoral votes. On the other hand, if it's in a heavily populated state like California, the Electoral votes take up most of the voting ballet. To put it in simpler terms, states that have a lower population versus states with heavy population won't make up much of a deciding factor in the elections. Candidates truly can focus on states like California, Texas, Florida, or New York. The system uses a "winner-take-all" strategy; this means that if Candidate A won 9000 popular votes in California, and Candidate B won 9001 popular votes in California; Candidate B would win ALL the Electoral votes in the given state. Loser gets nothing. What a ridiculous margin huh? That's why most of the time elections are won by some sort of landslide. To put it in an even more unruly perspective, If Candidate B wins all the Electoral votes in the top 15 populated states, they win the election; regardless if Candidate A wins all the other 35 populated states. Sounds too unfair? What I'm saying is 100% fact. Look it up if it leaves you staggering too much. It's all there in fine fine print.
-Vo
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The 1876 Presidential election was?
The Supreme Court decide the presidential election.
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
Did the house of representatives ever have to decide a presidential election?
1800 & 1824
How many votes does each state get whe the house must decide a presidential election?
69
What is a spoiler in a presidential election?
The spoiler is a political candidate (sometimes of a third party) who has little to no chance of winning an election but can still decide the fate of an election by taking votes away from other candidates.
Advantages of presidential form of government?
The presidential form of government is advantageous because the people get to decide the rules. Presidential forms of government also gives anyone the right to run for president.
What is a government primary?
A primary, or primary election, is the election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election. So basically, when people vote on who will run for the democrats during the presidential election, it's a primary election. Voting on the actual president would be the general election.
Under what set of circumstances might congress decide a presidential election?
Congress might decide a presidential election in the case of a disputed or tied Electoral College result. If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives would vote to elect the president, with each state delegation having one vote. The Senate would vote to elect the vice president if no vice presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
What somewhat recent fictional movie featured a man whose vote alone would decide the victor of the presidential election?
Swing Vote (2008).
Who is in the lead of the presidential election?
In the states that can always be counted as Republican votes, McCain is leading. In the Democrat strongholds, Obama is ahead. In the swing states that will actually decide who the next president will be, Obama has a slight lead, but still less than 50 % in any state. There are enough 'undecideds' in the poll numbers to pull McCain ahead by election day.
What presidential candidate in 1860 wanted to avoid controversy over slavery?
Stephan A. Douglas , Democrat, was probably the most flexible on the slavery question. He proposed popular sovereignty -- letting the people of a state or territory decide by an election whether of not to allow slavery in their state.
What steps did US President US Grant take to secure a proper 1876 presidential election?
The 1876 US presidential election saw US Grant to decide not to run for a third term, however, he wanted to make sure the election was fair and balanced. He called upon his friend, General William T. Sherman to guard election returns and to keep order in disputed voting districts.
