David S. Bennahum: Abolishing the Electoral College
David Bennahum explains the black magic behind electoral college in US. The “most democratic” country of all does not really have direct and fair presidential elections, but does like to rub other countries’ noses whenever they like… BTW, on top of what he points out as a very interesting mixture of odds (a vote in Wyoming is worth 2.3 votes in New York), there’s always a chance that a governor can cast electoral votes not in accordance with how votes were set out by voters…