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Gracie Allen laughed her way to a presidential run in 1940.

Although the stunt was obviously a joke, “Vote for Gracie” buttons popped up around the U.S. Harvard students pledged their support for Allen’s campaign.

Looks like these stickers were handed out at a primary, not a caucus.

Primary elections help us decide which presidential candidates will compete in the general election, but the processes vary by state.

The process doesn't have to be tedious or time-consuming.

Barack Obama being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009.

From drunk vice presidents to poisoned pigeons, anything can happen on Inauguration Day—and often does.

Governor of Alabama (and notorious segregationist) George Wallace's independent run for the presidency in 1968 caused the government to truly question the efficacy of the Electoral College.

No election cycle would be complete without a debate over whether or not the Electoral College should be abolished.

Every four years, people talk about the oddness of the Electoral College, often leading to questions of whether it can change or reverse the results of an election.

Robert Redford contacted Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in October 1972, when the Watergate story was still unfolding, to express his personal interest in it.

The people of Piqua had a decision to make: let Roxie the miniature pig stay in town, or not. They voted her out.

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In the majority of the United States, one candidate gets all of a state’s electoral votes. Two states, however, don’t have to go the all-or-nothing route: Nebraska and Maine, thanks to the Congressional District Method.

The festival started sometime in the late 1700s (it's unclear exactly when) for citizens to gather to learn the outcome of state and national elections. Now it's just an opportunity to hold a festival in the city of Georgetown, complete with a carriage pa

Who makes up the Electoral College? Where and when does the Electoral College vote? What happens if no candidate received 270 electoral votes? And all your other Electoral College questions answered.

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