The Electoral College pt. 1

The electoral college is a strange system in the United States by which the president is "chosen" by a slate of people who represent the will of the voters, except when it doesn't. In this first episode, we explore the history of the electoral college and some of the unique instances in which a president achieved office without the majority of votes from the people because this system allows it. Next time, we will unpack the arguments for and against the electoral college. RecommendationsAbraham: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes  (https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes)Shane: Press Club - Late Teens LP ( https://open.spotify.com/album/0qTuN1DHKnuCKMIkSxZR9a?si=c3G1KIU5SHO2o_pD9POy6A)Holidays for 08/21/2024:Spumoni DayFinance Brokers DayBrazilian Blowout DayInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismInternet Self Care DayNational Medical Dosimetrist DayPoet’s DaySenior Citizen’s DayWorld Goat DayDrive Sober or Get Pulled Over (Week)Minority Enterprise Development WeekNational Aviation WeekLittle League World SeriesHayden Panettiere’s bdayLinks and References: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/its-time-to-abolish-the-electoral-college/https://saveourstates.com/blog/yes-other-countries-have-electoral-colleges-toohttps://people.howstuffworks.com/10-countries-besides-us-have-electoral-colleges.htmhttps://www.usa.gov/electoral-collegehttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/11/22/among-democracies-u-s-stands-out-in-how-it-chooses-its-head-of-state/https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/history#:~:text=The%20Founding%20Fathers%20established%20the,popular%20vote%20of%20qualified%20citizens.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.https://stanfordmag.org/contents/should-we-abolish-the-electoral-collegehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/23/killing-electoral-college-means-rural-americans-would-be-serfs-column/3770424002/https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/publications/youraba/2019/october-2019/q--the-electoral-college--is-it-open-for-interpretation-by-the-c/https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/25/majority-of-americans-continue-to-favor-moving-away-from-electoral-college/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7uownWRmQhttps://youtu.be/ajavsMbCapY?si=vXojc85LpkmDbCrbhttps://www.history.com/news/presidents-electoral-college-popular-voteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.