/tags/electoral-college Electoral College en-US Copyright Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:37:39 GMT /politics/2021-01-07/cawthorn-calls-dc-insurrectionists-disgusting-and-pathetic As the events of January 6 unfolded in Washington, D.C, Western North Carolina’s newly-elected congressman, Hendersonville Republican Madison Cawthorn,... Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:37:39 GMT /politics/2021-01-07/cawthorn-calls-dc-insurrectionists-disgusting-and-pathetic Cory Vaillancourt /politics/2021-01-06/watch-live-congress-tallies-electoral-college-votes Members of Congress are formally counting the Electoral College votes from the 2020 Presidental Election on Wednesday.A group of Republicans are planning… Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:31:04 GMT /politics/2021-01-06/watch-live-congress-tallies-electoral-college-votes NPR News /2020-11-06/the-presidency-often-hinges-on-a-handful-of-states-some-have-made-a-popular-vote-pact What would a national popular vote mean? Instead of watching days of livestreams of swing state poll workers, the result would have been settled on Tuesday night. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 22:08:09 GMT /2020-11-06/the-presidency-often-hinges-on-a-handful-of-states-some-have-made-a-popular-vote-pact Laurel Wamsley /news/2016-11-11/popular-versus-electoral-vote-a-breakdown This past Tuesday, Hillary Clinton won 49 percent of the popular vote while Donald Trump won only 48 percent. Ultimately, Trump took home the presidency… Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:22:19 GMT /news/2016-11-11/popular-versus-electoral-vote-a-breakdown Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-11-11/popular-versus-electoral-vote-a-breakdown This past Tuesday, Hillary Clinton won 49 percent of the popular vote while Donald Trump won only 48 percent. Ultimately, Trump took home the presidency… Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:22:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-11-11/popular-versus-electoral-vote-a-breakdown Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio