the Electoral College
noun
: a group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. based on the votes of all the people in each state
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In a presidential election year, each party nominates state electors who will vote for their presidential nominee in the Electoral College if their candidate wins.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Greeley was the first major presidential candidate to die so soon after his defeat, before the Electoral College had even made the outcome of the election official.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Each state appoints electors, who then vote in the Electoral College.
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Reality check: Those gains don't mean Harris will win the Electoral College, which will be decided by seven nail-biter contests in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Greeley was the first major presidential candidate to die so soon after his defeat, before the Electoral College had even made the outcome of the election official.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Each state appoints electors, who then vote in the Electoral College.
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Reality check: Those gains don't mean Harris will win the Electoral College, which will be decided by seven nail-biter contests in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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