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Originally Posted by sam_mrskincash
I think you guys have it a bit wrong. There aren't people voting for the electoral college. Each state constitutes a certain amount of electoral votes. By winning the popular vote in that state the candidate wins those allotted electoral votes. The ultimate winner of the election is the candidate who tallies the most of these electoral votes.
Please someone explain to me if I'm wrong.
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You are correct in that each state gets a certain number based on the number of people they have in congress but how electoral votes are tallied in each state is up to the states themselves.