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The Electoral College's origin story — and the critical role it plays today

the white house in washington dc
Ron Edmonds
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The White House in Washington, in this Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 file photo.

Seven states will decide this year’s presidential election. So, does that mean the votes in those states count more than yours? And why is that?

In 2016, Hillary Clinton won nearly 3 million more votes than Donald Trump, but she lost the presidential election because of fewer than 80,000 votes in three states.

It’s the Electoral College that matters in presidential races, and that’s what we’ll talk about on Cincinnati Edition.

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