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When people vote for the president of the United States, for whom are they actually voting?
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When people vote for the president of the United States, for whom are they actually voting?

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They are voting for their electors to pledge their vote to the candidate that they (the people) chose. However, electors can be "faithless" and choose to elect a candidate other than what the people chose.

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