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Note:
Libertarians had more support in 2016 in California than they did in
Delaware, Nevada, Vermont, and West Virginia
(by percentage of the popular vote in each state).
The map above does not reflect that fact, because
it is extremely unlikely that the Libertarian Party would take California
away from the Democrats; furthermore, that would require a landslide.
It would only require a smaller plurality of Electoral College votes,
for the Libertarian Party nominee to win.
That would require winning Delaware, Nevada, Vermont, and West Virginia,
but winning California would not be necessary.
The Libertarian Party nominee could still receive the most votes in the Electoral College
if the candidate were to win California, but not the other four states mentioned above.
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Images created and published on August 21st, 2020
Even if there are 3 candidates, you still require 270 to win. If noone gets 270, you end up with the house of representatives selecting the president. Each state gets one vote.
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