Politics with Paul Podcast Episode #3: The Electoral College and Contingent Elections

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Episode 3 of the Politics with Paul Podcast, The Electoral College and Contingent Elections, is available now at the links below!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ofpNHQeUO4Q
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MxcrYWvPGSTmNO01xwjkx
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/politics-with-paul-episode-3-the-electoral/id1755201463?i=1000666139379

A presidential candidate must win a majority of the Electoral College (270+ electoral votes out of 538) to win the presidency. But what happens if no candidate reaches that threshold? That’s where contingent elections come in. Today, I talk about how the Electoral College has changed over time, how contingent elections work, and one way 2024 could become a contingent election (though the possibility is unlikely).

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