When I learned about the electoral college in a US school, I was told by my teacher that it exists so the delegates can override the people’s vote in an event where they voted for someone clearly terrible (eg a clown or a fascist)
Again, Trump lost the popular vote, and the US just let him claim that he won, when they should have stopped it.
that’s the excuse. the real reason is to give republicans/conservatives more voting power, and for a long time now, any chance of winning elections really.
you know how they cry about DEI because they think it gives minorities undue positions? the electoral college is that kind of DEI for conservatives. otherwise the country wouldn’t be this backwards so consistently all the time.
voter suppression and gerrymandering helps too of course. basically the less democratic the voting process the better chances they have.
When I learned about the electoral college in a US school, I was told by my teacher that it exists so the delegates can override the people’s vote in an event where they voted for someone clearly terrible (eg a clown or a fascist)
Again, Trump lost the popular vote, and the US just let him claim that he won, when they should have stopped it.
that’s the excuse. the real reason is to give republicans/conservatives more voting power, and for a long time now, any chance of winning elections really.
you know how they cry about DEI because they think it gives minorities undue positions? the electoral college is that kind of DEI for conservatives. otherwise the country wouldn’t be this backwards so consistently all the time.
voter suppression and gerrymandering helps too of course. basically the less democratic the voting process the better chances they have.
The electoral college exists to give slave states more votes.