Who elect's the President? What is the electoral college?

Well lets look to the electoral college for this one.

What is the electoral college.

The electoral college is a group of 538 individuals that represents the U.S. in deciding the next president and vice president of the United States.  It was established by our forefathers as a compromise between the vote of congress and the voters to select the president.

Does the electoral college have the power to decide the president against the popular vote?

In 2000 George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore and was chosen president by the electoral college.  The vote was .51% in favor of Gore.

Why does the electoral college matter?

The electoral college matters because it takes away the ability for the elected official with the most votes to win the election.  

How does this affect me the voter?

This means that your vote can be overruled by the electoral college.  Taking away your power as a voter.  Or as Wiki states "the national popular vote is not the basis for electing the president or vice president."

This is bigger than Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.

Thank you for reading.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/what-is-the-electoral-college_n_2078970.html

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html