In the 2020 presidential election, ittook four days for Mr Biden to be called the winner, but that wasn't just put down to the turnout. Many also said it was because more people - around 100 million - voted by post than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those votes took lon...
Americans who are running for federal elective officesspent more than ever-- about $6.8 billion -- in that pursuit, including the nastiest presidential election in recent memory, between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. That's more than what consumers spend on cereal ($6 billion), pet grooming...
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 apportioned according to the population of each state...
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It’s possible that a presidential election could end up in an Electoral College tie. When you cast a vote for a specific presidential candidate in the general election, you are actually voting for that candidate’s electors. And asAustin Thompsonexplained, “as a matter of clarification, the...
Vote up the US presidential election with an outcome that seems pretty unfair. Electing the President of the United States isn't straightforward. In fact, it's pretty complicated. Elections include the popular vote but, ultimately, the outcome of a presidential election is determin...
As the election results have become clearer, Trump has added to his already stunning post-presidential legal exposure by trying systematically to interfere with the election and reverse his loss. As with many of his most brazen anti-democratic actions, h
Members of the Michigan state Legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said they haven’t seen any evidence that would change the fact that President-elect Joe Biden won their state. “We have not yet been made aware of any...
Here’s a viewer’s guide to how the Electoral College works, who will cast the votes, what to watch for — and what could go wrong. Who are the presidential electors? Behind every electoral vote is anactual human being. One is even related to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Her hus...
It was Trump’s first public appearance since the assassination attempt and his first with Vance since announcing him as his vice presidential pick. The speakers for the next three days have not been announced yet, but Vance and Trump are sure to address the convention crowd. Vice presid...