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American Government Lecture One (view source)
Revision as of 03:33, September 6, 2012
, 03:33, September 6, 2012→The Swing States
Here are the key swing states for the [[Presidential Election 2012]]: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Romney and Obama have very close poll numbers in these states.
Here are the key swing states for the [[Presidential Election 2012]]: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Romney and Obama have very close poll numbers in these states.
In a presidential election, each state has "electoral college votes" in proportion to how many congressmen that particular state has. The winner of a presidential election is not decided by which candidate receives the most overall votes nationwide, but by who receives the most electoral college votes. Each state is winner-take-all of the state's electoral college votes, such that the candidate who wins the most votes by the people of that state will win '''''all''''' of that state's electoral college votes.
In a presidential election, each state has "electoral college votes" in proportion to how many congressmen that particular state has, which is based on each state's population. The winner of a presidential election is not decided by which candidate receives the most overall votes nationwide, but by who receives the most electoral college votes. Each state is winner-take-all of the state's electoral college votes, such that the candidate who wins the most votes by the people of that state will win '''''all''''' of that state's electoral college votes.
In 2000, Al Gore won more overall votes than George W. Bush, but Bush won the election because he won more electoral college votes. Bush defeated Gore by only a few hundred votes of the people in the state of Florida, but that gave Bush all of Florida's large number of electoral college votes.
In 2000, Al Gore won more overall votes than George W. Bush, but Bush won the election because he won more electoral college votes. Bush defeated Gore by only a few hundred votes of the people in the state of Florida, but that gave Bush all of Florida's large number of electoral college votes.