Ever since the 2016 election, which was the first ever US election i "watched", I've had to remind myself how the college vote thingy works
So, for non-americans
US election: how does the electoral college voting system work?
https://theconversation.com/us-election-how-does-the-electoral-college-voting-system-work-242283
It’s not one electoral contest, but 50 separate races - It can allow for unpredictable and unruly outcomes
Mainly what I need to remind myself is population of state
"Each state is allocated a set number of electoral votes, in line with the size of its population"
But yeah greatest democracy on the planet
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@ecksmc The slave states wanted a louder voice than their population would otherwise support. It gave them an advantage. What you say is true but there was more than one purpose. It should be abolished.
Basically the US forefathers didn't trust the commoners
Wendy Schiller explained the choice of an electoral college system more than 200 years ago was rooted in a distrust of citizens to make a reasoned choice: “The origins of the electoral college were not supposed to reflect voter opinion at all – it was to be a gate against making a bad choice. It was an elite bulwark against popular opinion.”
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