What happens int the General Election? What about the Electoral college?

A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen.
The Electoral College is a process the
Founding Fathers established in the
Constitution, in part, as a compromise
between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.

A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections (only one electorate goes to election).

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