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Time to rethink the Electoral College?

Hosted by Warren Olney Nov. 04, 2016 National
In next week's election, some votes will count more than others. That's because it'll finally be decided by the Electoral College — not by majority rule. Has one of the Constitutional compromises lost its usefulness, or should the electors chosen by each of the 50 states have even more power against the passions of populism?

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Warren Olney

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Paul von Zielbauer, Elizabeth Segal, Evan George

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