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Title: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: Ben on November 03, 2020, 10:13:08 AM

The NYT educates its readers and tells them that something called the Electoral College is actually what determines presidential elections.

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/11/03/nyt-gets-mocked-for-sharing-this-amazing-fact-about-the-popular-vote/

Now the NYT is big on making mountains out of molehills, but it got me to thinking: What percentage of the population DOESN'T know about the Electoral College and how it works?

I'm asking about total numbers, not just voters, since this should be taught fairly early in school, and minors should already know about it long before they vote. I'm thinking though, that lack of education or "modern education" skews the number to much higher than I thought. At one time I might have guessed 25% and thought that was high, but now I'm thinking we might actually be closer to 50% and that might be low.


 

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: bedlamite on November 03, 2020, 10:23:26 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyIFqf3XH24

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: DittoHead on November 03, 2020, 10:27:25 AM

I would say your 50% is probably accurate if we're including people who don't really know how it works. I would guess less than 20% don't know about it at all.

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: Ben on November 03, 2020, 10:33:32 AM

Quote from: DittoHead on November 03, 2020, 10:27:25 AM

if we're including people who don't really know how it works.

I would say that should definitely be included, since it might be the greater percentage of the overall numbers.

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: Perd Hapley on November 03, 2020, 12:32:22 PM

I have it on good authority that it's actually the Elector-ee-ul College.

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: TommyGunn on November 03, 2020, 12:36:21 PM

The EC  grades on a curve and has many safe zones.    [tinfoil]    :rofl:

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: WLJ on November 03, 2020, 01:19:20 PM

Doesn't matter how it works, the EC was put in place to keep POC women, and the poor down. Just ask most college grads, they'll tell you.

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: just Warren on November 03, 2020, 01:30:37 PM

Biden will claim he graduated first-in-his-class from the Electoral College.

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: K Frame on November 03, 2020, 01:50:05 PM

And bitch about how much it cost, and how it should be a core human right...

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: WLJ on November 03, 2020, 01:58:44 PM

Story is VIP unfortunately

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Lawrence O’Donnell: ‘The only reason there’s suspense’ about Joe Biden’s inevitable win is the Electoral College, aka ‘slavery’s revenge on the 21st century’

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/11/03/lawrence-odonnell-the-only-reason-theres-suspense-about-joe-bidens-inevitable-win-is-the-electoral-college-aka-slaverys-revenge-on-the-21st-century/

Title: Re: There's An Electoral College?
Post by: K Frame on November 03, 2020, 02:03:41 PM

Funny...

I remember when Hillary's win in 2016 was inevitable...