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Originally Posted by rhadin
Need also to mention that although Obama has been declared president-elect by the media, technically he is not yet president-elect. He becomes president-elect once the electoral college meets and casts its votes. Although many states require the electors to cast their ballots based on who they were elected to vote for, some do not and those electors can cast their ballots as they wish. We do not vote directly for a president; we vote for electors who are pledged to vote for the particular candidate.
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What?! I've heard something about this in a tv series episode (Boston Legal), but I didn't give it any credit.
What's the story? And what kind of democracy is that?!