Question : If RFK Jr. decide to run as Independant like many people has suggested, how does it work for the formation of the Electoral College? It seems to me that it involves a huge organization in all states.
¨How is it possible for the electoral vote to produce a different result than the national popular vote?
Question : If RFK Jr. decide to run as Independant like many people has suggested, how does it work for the formation of the Electoral College? It seems to me that it involves a huge organization in all states.
¨How is it possible for the electoral vote to produce a different result than the national popular vote?
It is important to remember that the President is not chosen by a national popular vote. The Electoral College vote totals determine the winner, not the statistical plurality or majority a candidate may have in the national popular vote totals. Electoral votes are awarded on the basis of the popular vote in each state.¨ Read More
Choosing each State's electors is a two-part process. First, the political parties in each State choose slates of potential electors sometime before the general election. Second, during the general election, the voters in each State select their State's electors by casting their ballots.
The first part of the process is controlled by the political parties in each State and varies from State to State. Generally, the parties either nominate slates of potential electors at their State party conventions or they chose them by a vote of the party's central committee. This happens in each State for each party by whatever rules the State party and (sometimes) the national party have for the process. This first part of the process results in each Presidential candidate having their own unique slate of potential electors.¨ Read More
Question : If RFK Jr. decide to run as Independant like many people has suggested, how does it work for the formation of the Electoral College? It seems to me that it involves a huge organization in all states.
¨How is it possible for the electoral vote to produce a different result than the national popular vote?
It is important to remember that the President is not chosen by a national popular vote. The Electoral College vote totals determine the winner, not the statistical plurality or majority a candidate may have in the national popular vote totals. Electoral votes are awarded on the basis of the popular vote in each state.¨ Read More
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/faq#ecpopulardiffer
¨Who selects the electors?
Choosing each State's electors is a two-part process. First, the political parties in each State choose slates of potential electors sometime before the general election. Second, during the general election, the voters in each State select their State's electors by casting their ballots.
The first part of the process is controlled by the political parties in each State and varies from State to State. Generally, the parties either nominate slates of potential electors at their State party conventions or they chose them by a vote of the party's central committee. This happens in each State for each party by whatever rules the State party and (sometimes) the national party have for the process. This first part of the process results in each Presidential candidate having their own unique slate of potential electors.¨ Read More
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors#selection
How does the Electoral College process work? https://www.usa.gov/electoral-college