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The Electoral College: Why Do We Do It This Way?
By NPR
Consider This from NPR
03/11/20
·
14m 15s
The electoral college is a system unlike any other in American democracy. Why does it exist?
Ramtin Arablouei
and
Rund Abdelfatah
explored that question on a recent episode of NPR's history podcast,
Throughline
. Find them on
Apple Podcasts
or
Spotify
.
NPR senior political editor and correspondent
Ron Elving
explains why more Republicans now support the electoral college — and whether that's likely to change.
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