The Electoral College pt. 2

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. Recommendations Part 2Abraham: Godzilla Minus One  (https://www.netflix.com/title/81767635)Shane: Naked by David Sedaris (https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/titles/david-sedaris/naked/9780316073622/)Holidays: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-votehttps://www.history.com/news/electors-chosen-electoral-collegeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.