January 08, 2009 C-SPAN
In a joint session of Congress certificates were verified and electoral votes for president and vice president were counted from each state. Barack Obama received 365 votes to 173 for John McCain.
Tag Archive for 'Electoral College'
Official Electoral College Ballot Count
January 08, 2009 C-SPAN
Rob Richie and John Samples about why the electoral college was created and how it influences the nature and strategy of elections. Mr. Richie’s organization is working to elect the president by popular vote. Mr. Samples supports retaining the Electoral College. They responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
