ELECTORAL COLLEGE MAY ELECT ANOTHER PRESIDENT?

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34 min

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While the nation goes to the polls to elect a president on Nov. 3, the Electoral College determines the country’s next leader, said Economics Professor Charles Ballard said in the monthly Institute for Public Policy and Social Research broadcast. September’s Podcast covered fresh pandemic observations on the nature of work and guest appearances from Michigan Political Leadership Program Co-Directors Susy Avery and Steve Tobocman. The U.S. Constitution provides for each presidential candidate to be awarded Electoral College votes based upon the popular balloting in each state. Electoral College votes are based on each state’s congressional representation. The podcast is a monthly production of MSU Institute for Public Policy, a center for public policy, political leadership and survey research and WKAR Radio. It broadcasts over WKAR this Sunday and popular podcast channels SoundCloud and Apple ITunes.Michigan, for example, has 16 Electoral College votes. Michigan, like most states, requires its Electoral College members to cast votes for the winner of the state’s popular vote. Historically, the popular vote has carried the Electoral College. However, in a few cases, President Donald Trump’s election in 2016 included, a candidate has won the Electoral College but not the popular vote “This is the only election in the world where the person who gets the most votes is not guaranteed to be the winner,” Ballard said. A small number of key states – Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona -- may determine the nation’s next president, Ballard forecast.“Most of the polls show Biden's somewhat ahead. But not necessarily far enough ahead to win the election,” he said. The presidential campaigns, meanwhile, battle over the pandemic coronavirus and its effects on the economy through the spring and fall, Ballard noted. “The economy has gone from disastrous in April to I would still s

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