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How do we Elect a President?

My 11 yr old, in studying for a social studies exam, wanted to know more about the process. They covered the whole thing in school, but he started asking questions about popular and elector voting - because he wanted to know more, not because that part was on the test. How cool is he?

Anyway, we did some research, but I just came across a really good video that explains the whole way things are calculated, and it does it nice and clearly.

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  1. Half-Past Kissin' Time
    October 24th, 2008 - 23:45

    Awesome. I’m so glad you found this! I love Commoncraft and have used them before, but did not know they had this. Thanks!

  2. Tyler @ Building Camelot
    October 29th, 2008 - 16:58

    Man…if I could have had this when I was in school I might have actually passed this part of the test.


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