To: Defendingliberty
U.S. presidents are elected to four-year terms by 538 Electoral College voters, one per senator and representative from each state, plus three from the District of Columbia. In 38 states, the voters are required by law to vote for the candidate who won the popular voter in their state, although all electors usually cast a ballot for the popular vote winner. A candidate must receive a majority of 270 votes to win the election. I don't want to post a vanity to ask this, so I am tagging on yours. The above is a statement on the CNN website. I believed all of my adult life that the 538 = 535 members of Congress + 1 elector for DC, +1 elector for Puierto Rico, +1 elector for Guam. Am I nuts?
9 posted on
11/05/2004 5:22:41 PM PST by
Glenn
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To: Glenn
DC gets 3, PR and Guam get 0
13 posted on
11/05/2004 5:25:44 PM PST by
muskah
To: Glenn
To: Glenn
D.C. gets three electors -- same as the smallest state.
19 posted on
11/05/2004 5:27:46 PM PST by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
To: Glenn
I think DC gets 3. Guam is GOP and if it were as you suggest, it would add 1 to GWB.
31 posted on
11/05/2004 5:41:11 PM PST by
Owen
To: Glenn
34 posted on
11/05/2004 5:43:41 PM PST by
NonValueAdded
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