The James Altucher Show

599 - Obama Speech writer gave the view of democracy, David Litt

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Is the U.S. really a democracy? How does voting actually work? And who came up with these rules? I want to know who the f*** the electoral college is, why do they exist, and what democracy really looks like. And how to get there. So I called up David Litt, former speechwriter for Obama, among others. He says, "We have an electoral college for a number of reasons. And they're all bad." So you'll learn about that. You'll learn why the U.S. government technically isn't really a democracy. And here's a longer list of lessons: Which parts of the country get overlooked in voting Why swing states have the most power How much say we "the people" really have in voting The difference between the popular vote and electoral college How much power the electoral college really has The math behind WHY the electoral college currently favors Trump How race plays a role in our current democracy Why the number of swing states has decreases The history of states becoming "red" or "blue" How to find out if your state "matters"