floofloof to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agohow? i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoA good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.
how?
i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
A good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.