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The Presidency Often Hinges On A Handful Of States. Some Have Made A Popular Vote Pact

Protesters demonstrate four years ago against Donald Trump, then the president-elect, outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Trump won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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Elections

The Presidency Often Hinges On A Handful Of States. Some Have Made A Popular Vote Pact

What would a national popular vote mean? Instead of watching days of livestreams of swing state poll workers, the result would have been settled on Tuesday night.

Connecticut OKs Bill Pledging Electoral Votes To National Popular-Vote Winner

Connecticut is the latest state to pledge its electoral votes based on the outcome of the national popular vote. Here, an aide opens Electoral College ballot boxes during a joint session of Congress in January of 2017, to tally ballots for the president and vice president of the United States. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. hide caption

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The Two-Way

Connecticut OKs Bill Pledging Electoral Votes To National Popular-Vote Winner

Connecticut is set to join 10 states that commit their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nation's popular vote — regardless of who wins in those states.

Clinton's Popular-Vote Lead Is Now Over 2 Million, But Don't Expect Big Changes

Hillary Clinton leaves after speaking at the Children's Defense Fund Beat the Odds Celebration at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 16. It was her first speech since losing the presidential election. Yuri Gripas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Clinton's Popular-Vote Lead Is Now Over 2 Million, But Don't Expect Big Changes

The Democrat now leads Donald Trump by more than 2 million votes, as counting continues in California. But don't expect electors to overturn the result or for the Electoral College to be eliminated.

Presidential Race: What If There Are Two Winners?

Kimberly Fisher cast her ballot Wednesday at a polling place at the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Presidential Race: What If There Are Two Winners?

There's a chance the Electoral College vote could wind up tied, but it's more likely that there will be different electoral and popular vote winners. If either of those scenarios happens, there could be a push to change the way the U.S. elects its presidents.

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