If the electoral college ever had a valid use, then that validity ended with the invention of long-distance communications. This is a good video explaining why it made some sense when the US Constitution was being written, but not today.
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The problems with winner-take-all voting systems explained.
Voting problemsDo you ever wonder why you only have two candidates, from two major parties, to ever choose from? This video explains why, and hints about how we can fix it.