Electoral College – adding more uncertainty

  Winning and losing is no simple matter in the USA elections. Al Gore bested G.W. Bush by half a million votes in 2000, and Hillary Clinton beat Trump by 2.9 million in 2016 – and both still ended up defeated. The Electoral College is the filter through which the votes are funnelled, with electors meeting in their respective states on December 17, the result of which is considered by Congress on January 6 2025. If the result is a tie, the popular vote is not the back-up; with the dec