Hot Takes on Sidechat | The funny thing about the Electoral College is that, while the founding fathers intended it to exist, it’s nothing like how they actually wanted it. The Papal Conclave is probably the best (albeit imperfect) analogy as to how it should’ve been

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The funny thing about the Electoral College is that, while the founding fathers intended it to exist, it’s nothing like how they actually wanted it. The Papal Conclave is probably the best (albeit imperfect) analogy as to how it should’ve been

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Electors were to independently decide, on their own judgement, who should be President and Vice President, it was expected that Electors would make more informed and critically thought out decisions on this, Electors were to not be binded by parties and the state’s popular vote. It was never about protecting small states from big states. It was about insulating America from the populace’s passions, be it of a majority faction or minority faction.