Andrew Jackson Losing The Electoral College System

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very hard for third parties to win elections and almost impossible for a third party to win presidency. But it does make it possible for a small third party showing in a single state to change the outcome of the whole national election (U. S. Electoral College, Official). In case no candidate receives a majority of all electoral votes for president, the choice for president is up to the House of Representatives to decide and the election is conducted on a one state one vote basis (Miller Center). And to win, the candidate must receive the support from the majority of states (U. S. Electoral College, Official). Due to all of the trouble the Electoral College System has caused, the reason for Andrew Jackson losing the Election of 1824 could have
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