07-30-2004, 11:25 AM
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Location: Rochester N.H.
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Originally Posted by jseal
Grumble
Many people think that there is a single election for the US president. This is not so. The US has 50 statewide ones. The winner of each state gets all of that state's votes in the Electoral College except in Maine and Nebraska, where the votes may be split. The Electoral College has 538 votes, which is the number of seats in the House of Representatives, plus 100 for the Senate plus three for the District of Columbia. All these elections occur on the same date, and so appear to be part of a single whole.
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It's nice to know that SOMEONE knows,how the election process works!I have
made a vow to myself,not to post anything political.I only tell my close friends,how I feel!Otherwise there is just a BIG argument! Irish
P.S.Besides,I'm not mature enough,to discuss politics,without losing my temper! 
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