Popular vote versus the electoral college. The consequences can be huge. In fact, twice in the past 20 years, the President went to office without the majority popular vote behind him. So, what is this electoral college? Why does it exist? What's the deal? Wikipedia knows. 

The original Wikipedia entry lives at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College

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