Electoral College makes it official

[The Straight Story]

Electoral College makes it official

(CNN) – Election Day has long since passed and President Barack Obama remains the country's pick for the White House, but Monday marks the day electors from every state meet to officially vote the incumbent into office.

November 6 saw Obama pass the electoral threshold of 270 – from a total of 538 votes - as ballots from Ohio rolled in, besting Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Ultimately, Obama won 332 electoral votes, with 51% of the popular vote, to Romney's 207, with 47% of the popular vote.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the president and vice president are elected indirectly by electors, who are elected by popular vote.

Electors meet in their respective state capitals on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December. Each state has electors equal to its representation in Congress.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/17/electoral-college-makes-it-official/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. But what happened to Orly's law suit to stop the Electoral College?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021972906

[Historic NY]

2. Wait, you mean the teabaggers & freepers didn't hi-jack it after all.

[graham4anything]

3. Barack Obama is now one of only 6 presidents to be elected twice with 51% of the vote or more

truly one of the greatest of all time

[Gothmog]

4. I thought that the tea party was going to prevent a quorum

Poor Orly Taitz's lawsuit did not work nor did the idea that the tea party could prevent a quorum from being present. That last argument was so stupid in that the 12th Amendment never specified a quorum for the electoral college.