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.

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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