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Can someone explain to me how a president gets elected

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white Boy:
make it simple..i was told that popular votes dont count for shit... that fuckin makes me mad.. please explain

Miss NWA Whoorider:
no popular votes don't count,its what the people vote that counts.......

they add up the votes from every state and when they have their count of who got more that person wins..........

like bush may be popular but that still doesn't mean he will win.........Understand?

eS El Duque:
you win by having the most points, which you get from the states...some worth more than others...i dont even live in USA and i know this shit!

Rampant:
Popular vote decides how many electoral votes you get.

You need 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

Depending on your population size, determines how many electoral votes you get. Thats why candidates always go for states liike New York, California, Michigan, Ohio, Florda, and texas.

So popular votes do count, they decide how many electoral votes you get for your candidate.

Lincoln:

--- Quote from: Rampant on October 09, 2004, 09:44:37 AM ---Popular vote decides how many electoral votes you get.

You need 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

Depending on your population size, determines how many electoral votes you get. Thats why candidates always go for states liike New York, California, Michigan, Ohio, Florda, and texas.

So popular votes do count, they decide how many electoral votes you get for your candidate.

--- End quote ---

I disagree, candidates rarely go for NY, Cali and Texas. NY & Cali vote Democrat almost every election, same with Texas and Republican support. They're not really swing states.

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