It s embedded in our name.
Electoral college matters.
The electoral college matters posted on december 18 2019 december 18 2019 by tef iowa senator and democrat presidential candidate elizabeth warren declared recently that her goal if elected is to be the last american president elected by the electoral college and her second term to be elected by direct vote.
The electoral college is an important and often controversial process by which the united states selects the president every four years.
Below is a quick guide on what it does and why it matters.
As we ve grown more and more from regional factions with the vaunted labor mobility that has driven ou.
One of the biggest myths in american government is that the president and vice president are directly elected by the people.
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The founding fathers created the electoral college system as a compromise between having the president elected by congress and having the president elected by the popular vote of qualified citizens.
The electoral college will dominate the airwaves and the headlines on election day tuesday.
Our country has always been a state to state compact.
If 2000 was a national wakeup for the importance of the electoral college the 2016 election was a five alarm fire for the nation.
11 10 2016 07 34 am et updated nov 10 2016 no it is not an educational institution nor is it really difficult to understand.
But what exactly is the electoral college.
Why the electoral college matters.
The nation s founders hoped to quell the formation of powerful factions and political parties.
Donald trump was elected president by the electoral college even though hillary clinton won more votes nationally.
Secretary of state hillary clinton won the popular vote by almost 3 million votes but of course lost the electoral college to donald trump.
The electoral college why we use it and why it matters on election day americans should appreciate the great and long lasting constitutional tradition bequeathed to them including the quirky.