The world is on edge as it awaits an official announcement of the next President of the United States(US). Results are still pending as mailin ballots are being counted, with the rival Biden-Harris and TrumpPence camps digging their heals in and refusing to concede. Stock and prediction markets have already begun forecasting what’s in store for the next four years. Predictions rose from a 59% to 65% in favour of Democratic Party candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent President Donald Trump is trying to block the counting of mail-in ballots on unfounded charges they are fraudulent, and wants the Supreme Court that largely favours him to intervene. Tensions are running high on both sides, heightening concerns that post-election violence may erupt in an already volatile political environment.
To better understand what’s going on, it’s important to first know that US presidents are not chosen by a simple majority, but through the Electoral College.
Electoral College
Article II of the US Constitution allows each of the 50 states to choose electors to elect a President and Vice President. The number of electors in each state matches the number of representatives it has in the Congress and Senate. Electors have the discretion to choose their candidates, but in practice they vote for the candidates who win the popular vote in their states. This body of electors which elects the President and Vice President is known as the Electoral College. There are 538 such electors, and the threshold to elect the President and Vice President is 270 Electoral College votes.
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