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Even you're not into politic, only 70 days left until the US presidential election. And you may have heard a few terms like "270 to win," "swing states," or "toss-up." These terms are unique to the US election because our electorate college system is prescribed by the Constitution.
What is electorate college, you may be wondering?
It is a group of presidential electors formed every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president. There are 538 members for the 2024 election. And it is based on number of Senators (2) per state plus its number of Representatives in the House of Representatives, which varies by states based on the Census's reported population (source: Wikipedia).
Whichever candidate secures majority of the 538 electorate college votes wins the White House job. Which means 270 (or more) electoral votes.
States where the competition between presidential candidates is particularly close are called the swing states. Because the election results are a toss-up at this point. And the swing states (and number of electoral college votes) are Pennsylvania (19), North Carolina (16), Georgia (16), Michigan (15) Wisconsin (10), Arizona (11), and Nevada (6).
This is why the presidential candidates are working the swing states.
Do you feel left out if not in a swing state?
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