Our country elects it’s next President today. That's because the only vote that really counts is the one that occurs today when 538 members of the Electoral College gather in the 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C., to vote.THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME
I, for some reason, I thought I was voting for Barack Obama last Nov. 4th, while I was actually voting for Di Irons of Fall City, WA., as well as 10 other Washington State Democratic Electors.
ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN
Obama is expected to get 365 votes and John McCain 173 -- however the Electors are technically free to vote for anyone eligible to be President, but in practice pledge to vote for specific candidates. The results will be transmitted to Washington.
THE ENVELOPE PLEASE
We still won’t know who won until Jan. 8, when Vice President Dick Cheney opens and certifies the results before a joint session of Congress. Only then will the president be officially confirmed. Obama will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20. If the exit polls can be believed.
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