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Electoral College

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Popular Vote (total US votes) 2000 Election Al Gore – 50,999,897 George Bush – 50,456,002 > 48.4% 47.9%

Winner-Take-All zero electoral votes Romney gets all 38 electoral votes Winner-Take-All Obama gets zero electoral votes Johnson gets zero 2012 Election Obama – 41% (3.5 million) Romney – 57% (4.5 million) Johnson – 1% (800,000)

NON-Winner-Take-All Hypothetical Romney – 22 Obama – 15 Johnson – 1 2012 Election Obama – 41% Romney – 57% Johnson – 1%

Winner-Take-All

What else is base on population? 13 senators

1 more than half is the majority Majority Rule 538 2 269 538 points total 270 points wins 1 more than half is the majority

Educating Voters and Making Promises ? ? ? ? Presidents would work for city people

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