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Most People Hate The Electoral College, But It's Not Going Away Soon
Most People Hate The Electoral College, But It's Not Going Away Soon
In a lot of ways, American politics has become more connected to the will of the people over time: In 1913, the political system changed to accommodate the direct election of senators; in the 1912 election parties first began to adopt the primary system to replace "smoke-filled rooms" that nominated presidential candidates.
fivethirtyeight.com




A constitutional amendment is not required. States with a combined majority of electors can pass a bill to collectively dedicate their electors to the popular winner. This requires fewer than half the states to agree and accomplishes effectively the same thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
I don't understand how a writer from 538 of all places could write this article without mentioning this real possibility.
Mind = blown
Oh huh, interesting!
It really needs to, though. It's an archaic system that doesn't even serve it's one function anymore and has only served to delegitimize elections four times now in our nation's history.