The Electoral College

Topical episode! Special guest Jamelle Bouie tells Sarah and Mike about his problematic Founding Father faves and the bewildering institution they handed down to us. Digressions include '70s lapels, "Reversal of Fortune" and the Eurovision Song Contest. The filibuster rule and the three-fifths compromise receive bonus debunkings.

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Liberal hogwash

If you want a liberal slant with spotty factual evidence, this is for you…If you prefer two sides to a story you want to avoid this because it’s garbage.

Informative & easily digestible

So much I never knew and so much to think about. Will recommend this to friends whenever voting and the electoral college comes up.

Totally uninformed, waste of time

DO NOT WASE YOUR TIME LISTENING TO THIS.
The podcasters either do not understand the electoral college or they are intentionally trying to miss inform on the subject. The electoral College is as valid now as it was at the founding. It is a method of allowing the small population states to have some say in who is President and not just the large population states. Without the electoral college NY and California would decide the President every time. I would guess this is why this group tries so hard to downplay the thought and importance that went into the process.

Needed to be presented party neutral

Would be fun and educational had they not been so obviously bias to one party.

An interpretation

So, this group simply is rewriting history to make their case. Misinformation at its finest.

Don’t waste your time

They play very loose with the facts resulting in highly flawed, biased conclusions. The 3/5’s compromise is especially mangled. The hosts are borderline offensive in their snarky snobbish attitude and ‘jokes’ about the south and middle America.