How does the Electoral College work and why is it used to elect presidents?
The Electoral College is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsized impact on how candidates run and win campaigns.
What would happen if Harris and Trump tie in the Electoral College?
In the United States, we elect our president and vice president using the Electoral College rather than the national popular vote. To win, a party’s ticket must win the most votes in enough states to attain an outright majority of electoral votes — at least 270 votes out of a total of 538 (sound familiar?
The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269 Electoral College tie
It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here's how the next president would be determined.
Quick Learner: How the Electoral College Decides the Presidential Election
Dive into the complex system Americans use to elect the President: the Electoral College. In this short video, learn about the origins of the Electoral College, how it functions, and why it remains a topic of debate in modern politics.
Harris refuses to rule out pardoning Trump if she wins election
Kamala Harris has refused to rule out pardoning Donald Trump if she is elected president in two weeks’ time. The vice president sat down for a one-on-one interview with NBC News ’s Hallie Jackson at her official residence in the Naval Observatory in Washington DC on Tuesday,
Harris says her team is ready to fight Trump if he contests the election
Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that her campaign is prepared to fight former President Donald Trump if he contests the election results.
Trump criticizes Harris for ‘taking day off’ - as she records NBC election interview
Donald Trump has criticized Kamala Harris for “taking a day off’”, as the vice president records her NBC election interview. Speaking at a campaign Latino roundtable in Doral, Florida today (22 October),
Tom Bevan: Trump Could Win "Narrow Landslide" in Electoral College With Really Small Margins in Swing States
Tuesday on the RCP radio show, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth discussed electoral college math, two weeks ahead ...
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The Electoral College safeguards democracy
The Electoral College, originally created as a compromise between the founding fathers, consisting of 538 electors is America ...
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NU professor’s website predicts results of Electoral College
Tom Miller, inventor of The Virtual Tout. Tom Miller invented The Virtual Tout during the 2020 election cycle. Early in the ...
Can the Electoral College be abolished? About the push for a national popular vote
Tim Walz called for the end of the Electoral College Tuesday. A National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has been enacted in ...
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What is the Electoral College and why is it important?
The Electoral College is the final process taken before a President is elected for a four-year term and inaugurated.
COLUMN: Second thoughts on the Electoral College
Nonetheless, this longtime sentinel of the Electoral College has second thoughts. Those who have demonstrated the willingness ...
Electoral College's contentious roots, modern controversy | Opinion
Despite popular sentiment about the Electoral College, the story of the creation of this complicated, indirect method of ...
Can the Electoral College Stand the Test of Time?
In the Presidential election of 2000 there was disbelief, and even outrage, that a popular vote would not determine the new ...
The GOP’s shrinking electoral college edge
The evidence is growing that the electoral college might not hurt Democrats as much as before in the Trump era.