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Oct 2020
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Episode 125 HOW AN AMERICAN VICE PRESIDE...

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Because of the video about how Americans elect their president, several questions were asked. In this follow-up video, I explain why Joe Biden picked Kamala as his running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket. I explain how a state might be their elector for the electoral college. I also teach you what a faithless elector is and why we rarely see one.  I explain how the general election is different from the primaries.    

Video about the primaries: https://youtu.be/bN3-_rkxlz4

Video about how Americans elect a president: https://youtu.be/f0ATTtCLgfM

Video about when President Trump got COVID: https://youtu.be/cDfcPELPnnI

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