Every four years, the United States of America indulges in a ritual which on it's face seems as much about luck, mystery and conspiracy as governance and civic responsibility.
The entire endeavor — curtained booths, mathematical formulas, arcane electoral rules — seems more at home in a pulp novel than civics class.
Roughly four in ten Americans can be forgiven for being confused about the electoral process in the United States.
Let’s explore what’s really going on.