Words & Numbers

  538 Electors. 270 votes. Winner-takes-all! Well, at least for now. Colorado recently became the twelfth state to join an effort to award the presidency to the candidate who wins the most individual votes. But should the popular vote replace the Electoral College? Originally intended as a safeguard for the separation of powers, has this election method failed Americans? Population vs. Geography. Urban vs. Rural. Democrats vs. Republicans; it’s a conversation that usually gets people all lathered up on both sides of the issue. Join James Harrigan and Antony Davies as they inform us about the reasoning behind the Electoral College and how it works. Show Notes: Adidas making sneakers out of waste plastic China stops taking the world’s trash No place for US recyclables Nuclear energy better than renewables Foolishness of the week Police shoot teachers Milgram experiment Topic of the week Electoral College Contract Clause Federalist 68 Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Tw