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Yeah, that's pretty much how it works. Each state is free to decide how they will award their electoral votes, and almost all of them (48 of them, I think) award it on a winner-takes-all basis. I think Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes by congressional district (although usually that doesn't result in a split vote).

That's really how you can have a situation like 2000 where the electoral vote and the popular vote don't match up. If a state has 34 electoral votes, it doesn't matter if a guy wins by one vote or eight million votes, he still gets the same number of electoral votes in that state.

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You've essentially got it right. Some states do split the electors but generally it's winner take all.

The idea of having popular vote decide is a foolish one. It would only ensure that the more populous areas will always decide the outcome placing states like California, Massachusetts, New York and Texas in a very powerful political position and making states like Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Delaware and several midwestern states inconsequential.

Good question. I think most states are winner take all with the electoral votes. Some states do split their electoral votes depending on the proportion of votes went to the different candidates.

Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes based on who wins various congressional districts.

As a result one Obama electoral vote came from Nebraska and four votes for McCain came from that state.

Yes if the candidate wins the state he or she gets all the electoral votes for the state. I know I'm in the minority but I think this system needs to be gotten rid of and go for a straight majority vote or have the electoral votes split depending on the percentages in a state.

What's with the old questions? IF McCain gets the majority? He didn't. Stop releasing these old questions. The time-stamp on these questions are inaccurate.

48 of the states have winner-takes-all systems. Maine and Nebraska are more complicated. Anyhow, the system really should be changed.

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