The Electoral College operation

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Outline The Electoral College operation and how it chooses the President of the US How are the electors distributed per state? How many electors does a president need to win the election? Can a president win the popular vote and lose the election? Explain. The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.