"The possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency provides perhaps the strongest case ever for the Electoral College. Were the Electoral College to work as the * Framers originally envisioned, there is no chance Trump would even be a serious candidate in 2024, let alone 2016 or 2020.
"The Electoral College is perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood institution in American politics. There have been more efforts to alter or abolish it than any other institution, and polls suggest large percentages of the public support replacing it with a direct popular vote for president."
"So why did the constitutional Framers create the Electoral College?"
Click on the link below for an interesting US history lesson:
* A big qualifier
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