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Above The Noise

Is The Electoral College Killing Democracy?

Is it time to get rid of the electoral college?

Aired 10/09/2019

FromDigital Studios

Above The Noise

Is The Electoral College Killing Democracy?

Season 4 Episode 1 | 8m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

Is it time to get rid of the electoral college?

There’s been 5 times in U.S. history where the guy who became president lost the popular vote, but won the electoral vote. And two of those times were just in the last 20 years. And with a new presidential election coming up, there’s lots of chatter about the value of the electoral college with critics asking is it time to get rid of the electoral college?

Aired 10/09/2019

FromDigital Studios

Above The Noise

Is The Electoral College Killing Democracy?

Season 4 Episode 1 | 8m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

There’s been 5 times in U.S. history where the guy who became president lost the popular vote, but won the electoral vote. And two of those times were just in the last 20 years. And with a new presidential election coming up, there’s lots of chatter about the value of the electoral college with critics asking is it time to get rid of the electoral college?

Aired 10/09/2019

FromDigital Studios

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