Is it even possible for the electoral college to choose someone contrary to the popular vote?
2007-06-21 14:00:50 · 18 answers · asked by r_spald01 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
You are not actually voting for a candidate you are voting for electors who are sworn to vote for a specific candidate. each State has a certain number of electors. Example if your State has 10 Congressmen and 2 Senators then your State has 12 Electors. Thereby assuring all the States have some reasonable voice in the election of the President.
2007-06-21 14:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by barry c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the popular vote will be overturned by the electoral college...but i think that if the electoral college does not vote unanimously then some other important power in the government will choose the prez...but i am not sure about that...but if the electoral college chooses the president contrary to popular vote then the people are...pretty much screwed...okay?? peace...
2007-06-21 21:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by un.Lucky™ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is very possible for this to happen. It happened in 2000 with Bush and Gore. Gore won the popular, but Bush won the electoral. That is why we are not a true democracy but a Constitutional Republic.
2007-06-21 21:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by Zach 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes that actually happened in the 2000 elections bush was made president by the electoral college as the Constitution requires. even though he received less popular votes than his opponent AL gore.
2007-06-21 21:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by Who Dat ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter, the person they vote for still wins.. look at the Presidential Election of 2000- that was won by Electoral votes not the popular vote
2007-06-21 21:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by katjha2005 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He gets elected! Many, many times the electoral college has outdone the popular vote.
2007-06-21 21:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
nothing significant, the person who's chosen by the electoral college becomes president.
usually, however, the losing party will be very upset--pointing out that it's undemocratic.
keep in mind that this is independent of the 2000 election.
2007-06-21 21:04:41 · answer #7 · answered by brian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, that's why there is an electoral college. So New York City And Los Angeles don't select every president, its our system, and it works!
2007-06-21 21:05:11 · answer #8 · answered by Army Retired Guy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we get an idiot like Bush in our White House. Bush has been in over his head since elected. Thank God his days are numbered , now. Most certainly and unrefutably the most dishonet, damaging, failed President in USA history. it's a little coincidental that his brother's state was missing votes and was the deciding ( electoral ) factor , aswell. It's also obvious that there is a GOP biased in the thumbs up/thumbs down thing here. Nobody's fooled here.
2007-06-21 21:08:23 · answer #9 · answered by skcushsub 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Electors have the authority to vote for whoever they want to. It's their constitutional power.
2007-06-21 22:23:28 · answer #10 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋