Farnhamia wrote:Saint Sche Batose wrote:
Established in Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, the Electoral College is the formal body which elects the President and Vice President of the United States. Each state has as many "electors" in the Electoral College as it has Representatives and Senators in the United States Congress, and the District of Columbia has three electors. When voters go to the polls in a Presidential election, they actually are voting for the slate of electors vowing to cast their ballots for that ticket in the Electoral College.
The constitution was created in 1776.
The Constitution was written in 1787, sent to the States on September 17 of that year, went through ratification and came into force on the 4th of March in 1789. What you say about how it works is true, and so a candidate must receive at least some popular votes to receive any electoral votes.
Shit. Got DOI and constitution mixed up. Always do that.