We often hear cries at election time for the dissolution of the electoral college, because "a candidate shouldn't be able to win the popular vote but still lose the election." On the contrary, that was the explicit reason for the electoral college. The President isn't supposed to be elected based on a strict majority vote. Let me explain...

Who needs college?
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