The Electoral College pt. 2

Published: Aug. 28, 2024, 10 a.m.

This discussion expands on the first episode, which covered the history of the electoral college, by explaining the arguments for and against this system. Further, we briefly touch on some alternative strategies that have been proposed. This system, as it exists, is you uniquely American and most people don't want it. We'll give our final thoughts at the closing of this discussion.\xa0

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Links and References:\xa0
  1. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/its-time-to-abolish-the-electoral-college/
  2. https://saveourstates.com/blog/yes-other-countries-have-electoral-colleges-too
  3. https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-countries-besides-us-have-electoral-colleges.htm
  4. https://www.usa.gov/electoral-college
  5. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/11/22/among-democracies-u-s-stands-out-in-how-it-chooses-its-head-of-state/
  6. https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/history#:~:text=The%20Founding%20Fathers%20established%20the,popular%20vote%20of%20qualified%20citizens.
  7. https://www.heritage.org/the-essential-electoral-college/the-current-threat#:~:text=If%20the%20Electoral%20College%20was%20eliminated%2C%20the%20power%20to%20elect,voice%20of%20smaller%20populated%20states.
  8. https://stanfordmag.org/contents/should-we-abolish-the-electoral-college
  9. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/23/killing-electoral-college-means-rural-americans-would-be-serfs-column/3770424002/
  10. https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/publications/youraba/2019/october-2019/q--the-electoral-college--is-it-open-for-interpretation-by-the-c/
  11. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/25/majority-of-americans-continue-to-favor-moving-away-from-electoral-college/
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7uownWRmQ
  13. https://youtu.be/ajavsMbCapY?si=vXojc85LpkmDbCrb
  14. https://www.history.com/news/presidents-electoral-college-popular-vote
  15. https://www.history.com/news/electors-chosen-electoral-college


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