Historian: Correcting The Myths of The Electoral College (Tara Ross Interview)
b'Dave Rubin\\xa0of\\xa0The Rubin Report\\xa0talks to\\xa0author, lawyer, and Electoral College expert Tara Ross\\xa0about why she thinks\\xa0we need the Electoral College. Do you understand the Electoral College?\\xa0How did the founders deal with the\\xa0popular vote vs. the Electoral College\\xa0question?\\xa0\\xa0Why did they, after a\\xa0careful study of history,\\xa0come to the conclusion that\\xa0pure democracies do not work\\xa0and decide to create a system to pick the president not\\xa0by a nationwide, popular vote\\xa0but instead by\\xa0538 electors? According to\\xa0Tara Ross\\xa0the\\xa0Electoral College is essential\\xa0because it helps\\xa0preserve our republic\\xa0of diverse states from a tyranny of the majority. There are beginning to be more people trying to\\xa0get rid of the Electoral College,\\xa0and instead have a\\xa0majority-rule affair\\xa0where the President is chosen by a\\xa0national popular vote.\\xa0So It\\u2019s more important than ever to understand what the Electoral College is and why\\xa0America uses it to elect its presidents.\\xa0Tara will correct many of the myths surrounding the Electoral College. She will also discuss the\\xa0United States Constitution\\xa0and what most Americans get wrong about it in regard to states rights. She will show how you shouldn\\u2019t assume that a red state will always be a red state and vice versa since states have unexpectedly flipped in the past.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'