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b'Is the U.S. really a democracy? How does voting actually work? And who came up with these rules? I want to know who the f*** the electoral college is, why do they exist, and what democracy really looks like. And how to get there. So I called up David Litt, former speechwriter for Obama, among others. He says, \\u201cWe have an electoral college for a number of reasons. And they\\u2019re all bad.\\u201d So you\\u2019ll learn about that. You\\u2019ll learn why the U.S. government technically isn\\u2019t really a democracy. And here\\u2019s a longer list of lessons:\\nWhich parts of the country get overlooked in voting\\nWhy swing states have the most power\\nHow much say we \\u201cthe people\\u201d really have in voting\\nThe difference between the popular vote and electoral college\\nHow much power the electoral college really has\\nThe math behind WHY the electoral college currently favors Trump\\nHow race plays a role in our current democracy\\xa0\\nWhy the number of swing states has decreases\\xa0\\nThe history of states becoming \\u201cred\\u201d or \\u201cblue\\u201d\\nHow to find out if your state \\u201cmatters\\u201d in the election\\nHow property rights impact voting\\nHow slavery impacts voting today\\n\\nAnd more\\n\\nI write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.\\n\\nThanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to \\u201cThe James Altucher Show\\u201d and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:\\n\\n Apple Podcasts\\n\\n Stitcher\\n\\n iHeart Radio\\n\\nSpotify\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nFollow me on Social Media:\\n\\nYouTube\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\nFacebook'