Why Does The Electoral College Actually Exist?

We all know that once every four years, Americans go to the polls to vote for a new President. But this technically isn’t true. Americans don’t actually vote directly for a commander in chief; they elect representatives who then decide the next president.

Complicated? Sure, and maybe even a little misleading. But this system wasn’t designed on a whim. The Founding Fathers and their fancy wigs had very specific intentions in mind when structuring elections this way.

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[ryanfulton]

Just in case you vote wrong, someone smarter than you can be elected to do it for you because there used to be slavery. 😢

[fidhammer]

Id like to see a show on the history of taxes. Its really interesting and i feel most people don't know the whole story

[SuperMissblueeyes]

Does anyone else have a headache after that? So confusing. Just to be clear, before the replies roll in, I'm not from the US.

[stevenking]

This is why you get two candidates that no one really wants.

[happyfunjenn]

I'm pretty tired of my vote not mattering...

[D.Eric-ogod]

Everyone in any American territory and the United States should have their votes counted individually for every election of any kind.... State, federal, and local

[GeorgieGirl]

No electoral college OR equal electors for each state to avoid the targeted swing state pandering and/or at the very least require electors to vote for the candidate who won the most votes in their state.

[Killem-Dafoe]

The amount of ignorance and misinformation in this comment section is both sad and scary.

[brj_han]

Do they still teach civics and economics in school? They should...

[betheurich]

I would like to see the history of social security and Medicare/Medicaid

[FinalB]

2000 and 2016 majority of people did not get the representation they voted for.

[j.a.weishaupt]

This guy is a solid narrator. But the jokes typical for this channel are not for him.

[thwilbury]

"What a story... someone should write a musical about that." I once made this very joke in the comment section of a video about Hamilton, and someone actually responded with "duh, do you not realize that it was the biggest hit on Broadway??"

[billstream]

The one thing I don't understand is why each state didn't put the a electoral college for the election of Governor in their state constitutions based on votes in each county.

[TheirBeans]

You’re hitting your stride, this is your best voiceover yet! 🎉

[ericbrown]

The electoral college exists to support disenfranchisement of unpopular groups. Had representation in the house been changed to how many votes you had received. Had a mandatory vote on keeping Supreme Court Justices on the bench. Had DC citizens been given the franchise. Had ANY long term fixes been applied, who knows.

[chrissandoval]

nailed the vo. thank you mr. swaim, wh, guessing cracked, and a lot of people i don't know about.

[Unknowngfyjoh]

7:42 John Quincy Adams looks like a caring uncle 😂

[reyson]

Is that Michael Swaim from Cracked doing the voice over?

[jonathanstiefvater]

Ever considered doing one on why Benedict Arnold switched sides? It's actually a really interesting story.