Democrats looking to a landslide

THE US president is determined by who wins the Electoral College, which has 538 members apportioned by population in each state and the District of Columbia.

Democrats looking to a landslide
Fri, 31 Oct, 2008 - 00:00

Electoral votes are allotted on a winner-take-all basis in all but two states, which divide them by congressional district.

The winning candidate must amass 270 electoral votes in what amounts to a state-by-state contest.

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