Dave Barry did a fun column once where he tracked down & interviewed an actual member of the Electoral College. He was not impressed
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As with "party delegates" for the nomination, Electoral Collegians are party operatives chosen for strong party loyalty mostly
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@arthur_affect@spaceagnicole E.C. is unique but democracy workarounds surprisingly common. e.g. most constitutional monarchies -
@arthur_affect@SpaceAgNicole makes me think if I was an E.C. member, I might spoil vote in some instances just to get system changed - Show replies
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@arthur_affect You know about National Popular Vote Interstate Compact - to bypass EC by giving electors to the overall popular vote winner?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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That is until one of these collegians goes rogue & pulls the wrong lever ....
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@VeryWhiteGuy@SpaceAgNicole They don't have levers they still use little pieces of paper I think - Show replies
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