10/22 Elections Morning Ex: Is The Electoral College Dangerous?

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

Today’s Best Guess At What Will Happen