美剧年度大戏之《川普VS希拉里世纪大战》今天终于迎来决战,美国时间11月8日(北京时间11月9日),川普率先超越夺得普选胜利。那么,所谓的普选胜利是否意味着当选总统呢?新东方网留学频道在此和各位分享怎样才选赢得美国总统大选。
Technically, on election day Americans are not voting for the presidential candidates themselves, but 'electors', who pledge to vote for a particular candidate. In most cases the electors' names are not on the ballot.
In nearly every state, whoever wins the most votes also wins all of that state's electors - who take part in a process known as the 'electoral college'.
Each state has a different number of electors based on the number of representatives and senators it has in Congress, which itself is decided by the size of its population.
A large, populous state like California has 55 electors, whereas a large, sparsely populated state such as Montana has only three.
To win the election, a candidate must win an absolute majority of electors. There are 538 available in total, so 270 are needed to win.
The process by which electors are chosen varies state by state.
The electors meet in their state capitals on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December and - almost always - cast their ballots according to their state's popular vote result.
The results are certified and sent to Washington.
The new president is inaugurated in January.
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