NPR's video: Why Do We Still Have The Electoral College Throughline NPR

What is it, why do we have it, and why hasn't it changed? Born from a rushed, fraught, imperfect process, the origins and evolution of the Electoral College might surprise you and make you think differently about not only this upcoming presidential election, but our democracy as a whole. NPR's Throughline podcast did a series of episodes on the history of our election system called (mis)Representative Democracy. Listen to the episodes: Episode 1: The Electoral College - https://www.npr.org/2020/09/30/918717270/the-electoral-college Episode 2: How We Vote - https://www.npr.org/2020/10/02/919532786/how-we-vote Episode 3: The Most Sacred Right - https://www.npr.org/2020/10/02/919532810/the-most-sacred-right Hear more Throughline podcast episodes: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ ABOUT NPR NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.