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Safeguard: An Electoral College Story
"What if a move you made had unexpected repercussions you couldn't have predicted?" Safeguard: This question concerning presidential elections is raised in An Electoral College Story. What is the genuine working of the system? What if the rules were to be altered? The Electoral College system in the United States Constitution was created and defended by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. The procedure is democratic, however it takes place in stages and via the states. Candidates are forced to reach out across the country rather than concentrate on a single region or group of population centers because of this arrangement. It also prevents presidents from having complete control over elections, even their own reelection campaigns. Steve Forbes, a publisher and past presidential candidate, Princeton historian Allen Guelzo, and a panel of experts discuss why the Electoral College exists, what it does, and what might happen if it were abolished.
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