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Updated: Side Effects of Disbanding the Electoral College

Panting of the signing of the constitution.

Whenever a Presidential election is won in the Electoral College and the winner doesn’t have the majority of the popular vote there are calls to disband the Electoral College. This has happened five times: 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016 in US history. While on the face, using the popular vote sounds like the way things should be and many wonder why we have the Electoral College. This Article discusses the reasons for the Electoral College and potential Second Order Effects of moving to a popular vote for the US President.

The Effect of President Trump’s Latest Tweet

The press, in it’s zeal to defend Former President Obama, may have completely undercut their narrative that President Trump colluded with the Russians to beat Ms. Clinton! The press couldn’t help themselves, they had to defend former President Obama. Could this have been the President’s plan all along, to sow disbelief in the news media and to show they are spreading FAKE NEWS?