Politics with Paul Podcast #3 - The Electoral College and Contingent Elections

from Politics with Paul · host Paul Rader

A presidential candidate must win a majority of the Electoral College (270+ electoral votes out of 538) to win the presidency. But what happens if no candidate reaches that threshold? That's where contingent elections come in. Today, I talk about how the Electoral College has changed over time, how contingent elections work, and one way 2024 could become a contingent election (though the possibility is unlikely). Today's random question: Is a hot dog a sandwich?

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