But the calls he received on Monday suggested that there might be an 11th-hour shift in this swing region of the most important Electoral College battleground. On Monday morning, Martinez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, was flooded with calls, including ...
Because of that, strategists on both sides of the aisle say at this point they wouldn’t be surprised if either candidate won any given state — or ran the table to an Electoral College rout. Though the conventional wisdom tends to say Trump’s support is undercounted in the polls, many...
But a presidential election could end up in an Electoral College tie, 269 to 269. Or it’s also possible that a third party candidate could win enough electoral votes to prevent any candidate from winning a majority.In these instances, the presidential election is decided in the U.S. House...
Who is the head of the Electoral College?The Election Process:After Election Day, which happens in early November, most Americans temporarily forget about the election process, as it seems the decision has been made. However, the work of the Electoral College is only beginning. After selecting ...
He is ahead in early battleground voting, and with 266 electoral college votes of the 270 needed to win, it might only be a matter of hours before he makes it to the 270 needed to secure a victory. Trump wins are projected in the key battlegrounds of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylv...
Looking at battleground state polling averages created by FiveThirtyEight and the Times, the widest lead among the seven battleground states is just two percentage points, leaving the electoral college a true tossup. FiveThirtyEight shows Trump with a two point lead in Arizona and Georgia....
Nevada is the smallest of the battleground states in terms of Electoral College votes, but you’d hardly know it. It’s been inundated by roughly $250 million in ad spending this election cycle, and the two presidential tickets have made a combined 16 visits since March alone. With j...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed Florida Gov.Ron DeSantison Monday and cited a need to have a candidate "who looks to the future and not the past" and "who can win," suggesting the GOP frontrunner in the race, former President Donald Trump, could be a liability for the party in 2...
America 101: What is the Electoral College? To win a modern presidential election, a candidate needs to capture 270 of the 538 total electoral votes. States are allotted electoral votes based on the number of representatives they have in the House plus their two senators. Electors are apportion...