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A look at the controversial Electoral College
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Every four years, we’re reminded of the power of the Electoral College. But according to a recent poll by Pew Research Center, more than 6 out of 10 Americans would prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally.
This hour, we take a granular look at the Electoral College. We’ll ask questions like why do we have it? And why is it so difficult to get rid of?
Plus, in Connecticut, no-excuse absentee voting is on the ballot. We’ll unpack what this means for voters across the state.
GUESTS:
- Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. He hosts the podcast “Amarica’s Constitution” and wrote the book “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840”
- Geoffrey Skelley, Senior Elections Analyst at FiveThirtyEight
- John Moritz, State Reporter, CT Insider/Hearst Connecticut Media
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Manage episode 444353637 series 1812603
Every four years, we’re reminded of the power of the Electoral College. But according to a recent poll by Pew Research Center, more than 6 out of 10 Americans would prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally.
This hour, we take a granular look at the Electoral College. We’ll ask questions like why do we have it? And why is it so difficult to get rid of?
Plus, in Connecticut, no-excuse absentee voting is on the ballot. We’ll unpack what this means for voters across the state.
GUESTS:
- Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. He hosts the podcast “Amarica’s Constitution” and wrote the book “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840”
- Geoffrey Skelley, Senior Elections Analyst at FiveThirtyEight
- John Moritz, State Reporter, CT Insider/Hearst Connecticut Media
Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kapitler
1. A look at the controversial Electoral College (00:00:00)
2. B (00:15:26)
3. C (00:35:56)
334 episoder
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