Although winning states by wide margins reduces controversy, Dr. Kennedy discussed the history and implications of faithless electors. Historically, faithless electors were electors who, once elected, ...
And while 29 states and D.C. have laws requiring electors to vote for the state winner, they have never prevented a single faithless elector from voting for the state loser, or Donald Duck for ...
The lowest Electoral College score for any candidate was four years prior to that, when former Vice President Walter Mondale won just one state and Washington, D.C., for a total of 13 votes, against ...
The U.S. presidential election is determined by the electoral college, not direct votes. Voters choose electors in each state, forming a 538-member college, with 270 votes required to win the ...