10/22 elections morning ex: is the electoral college dangerous?
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10/22 Elections Morning Ex:Is The Electoral College
Dangerous?
What’s President Obama Doing Here?
A Review Of The Electoral College
Danger 1: Our Elections Can Be Incredibly Controversial
And Divisive
In 2000 We Didn’t Know Who Won For More Than A Month
And The Winner Had Fewer Actual Votes (But More Electoral Votes)
And 1876 Was Far, Far Worse
What’s So Frightening About This Map?
Danger 2: The E. C System Encourages Politicians To Care More About Some
States Than Others
Does Anybody Remember the Location of the DNC?
How About The RNC?
Remember The President’s NCAA
Brackets?
More Importantly, The Preferences Of Swing States
Drive National Policy
8% of Florida’s Voters Are Jewish
Both Candidates Have Tried To Befriend Israel To Court The
Jewish Vote
Florida’s Also Home To Over 1,000,000 Cuban-American Voters
A Majority Of Americans Support Ending the Embargo On Cuba
Florida Has A Large Elderly Population
Several Swing States are Among the Biggest Coal Producing States
Both Candidates Have Supported Coal
Which Would Be Fine, If Coal Weren’t One Of The Worst
Pollutants
So Why’s The Electoral College So Hard To Get Rid Of?
Many States Are Reluctant To Give Up Their Advantages
Those Are The Challenges Of The Electoral College and Why
It Probably Won’t Change
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