Whats the main idea in this paragraph? It’s election night. You’re anxiously watching the results pour in. Which candidate for president will have the most votes and win the election? Wait a minute! You’re noticing that the news anchors aren’t reporting the results in terms of total votes. They’re counting “electoral votes” instead. You begin to see that all that matters is if someone “wins a state”, not if they’re winning the most votes overall. You keep hearing about “electoral votes”. This whole thing is really confusing! What are electoral votes, and what does this have to do with who wins the presidency?