Am I crazy or did he not sound like someone who should be paid to sing ? I ' ve heard way better singing at the local karaoke place . <| sep |> Conceding isn ' t relevant . It ' s just a public show of courtesy . Theoretically , the electoral college means that the people who actually cast electoral votes can choose to vote their conscience instead of following the outcome in their state . That ' s part of the point of the electoral college instead of the popular vote . It ' s pretty rare and has never changed an outcome before , but it ' s an option in some states . It ' d be a fuckin disaster if it happened because all of the people who are now extolling the virtues of the electoral college would suddenly change their opinion about it , maybe justifiably , feel cheated by the same system that they ' re currently claiming is fair .