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Join the Gist of Freedom podcast live at the Premiere of the PBS documentary Electoral Dysfunction with guest host Antonia Badon!

Today, a candidate must receive 270 of the 538 votes to win the election,

Under this system, each state is assigned a specific number of votes that is proportional to its population, so that each state's power is representative of its population. So, while winning the popular vote may not ensure a candidate's victory, a candidate must gain popular support of a particular state to win the votes in that state.

For the fifth time in American history (2016), the winner of the popular vote for the presidency has lost the election because of the way the Electoral College works. When we created our film and the classroom edition of the movie, we never thought the Electoral College elements would be quite so relevant.

We thought we would share with you some of the material we've put together on the College . As a reminder, the Electoral College is scheduled to meet on December 19 this year.

• Check out the six-minute video, "Electoral College 101," that we produced for the New York Times. You can view it here. 
•  To view the Classroom Edition online or to request a free DVD, visit www.electoraldysfunction.org/classroom.