When you vote in an American presidential election, you're not voting for your candidate - you're voting for a group of people you hope will in turn vote for your candidate. Listen in to learn more about the strange process for electing the president, in this classic episode.
# Electoral College Episode Summary
Josh and Chuck dive deep into America's peculiar and confusing system for electing presidents—the Electoral College—explaining how it works, where it came from, and why it's been controversial for over 200 years. They break down the mechanics of how you're actually voting for electors rather than the president directly, explore historical elections that went haywire (including the messy 2000 Bush v. Gore showdown), and discuss why over 700 proposals have tried to reform or eliminate this system despite most Americans saying they don't like it. It's a fascinating look at one of the most undemocratic aspects of American democracy that turns out to be way more complicated than most voters realize.
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