Electoral College Flashcards
does the electoral college need replacing
yes
what is there the possibility for with the EC
for the winner of the popular vote to lose the presidential election
how many times has the loser of the popular vote won
twice in the last five elections. 2000 Bush won nearly 500,000 fewer votes but won 271 ECVs to Gores 266. 2016 Trump won 2.5 million fewer votes but won 304 ECVs to Clinton’s 234
what does the EC usually provide
a winner with more than 50% of the popular vote
how many times has the winner won an absolute majority of the popular vote
18 of the last 25 election, the winner has reached an absolute majority of the popular vote. In three of the remaining seven, the winner fell short by less than 1 per cent
what does the EC campaign focus on
battleground states
which states are ignored
Rhode Island (D) and Oklahoma ( R)
how much did the democrats spend in Florida in 2020
$100 million a tenth of their overall amount (938m)
how does the EC still do what the FFs wanted
preserves the voice of the smaller states
what does it ensure the president does
- Because the president has to campaign nationally, they are more likely to govern with the interest of the whole country in mind.
what was turnout in 2012
58%
how many votes compared to ECVs did Gary Johnson get
1,250,000 votes but no ECV in 2020
how many faithless electors were there in 2016
7
what was turnout in 2020
68%
how many postal votes were there in 2020
65.6 million
