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US election: How does the voting system work?

It’s nearly US election time – but the way the country votes is very different to the British method.

The US president is picked using a system called the electoral college – but what is it, and how does it work?

Daniel Lippman, co-author of the daily newsletter POLITICO Playbook, spoke to 5 live from the Newseum in Washington D.C., and explained all...

This clip is part of Â鶹Éç Radio 5 live's coverage of the 2016 US Presidential Elections.

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