We are trying something new! Welcome to our first ever Policy Debate! Today we talk the Electoral College, pros, cons and alternatives. Enjoy! Sources: Electoral College Alternatives: Electoral College Alternatives and US Presidential Elections - Vincy Fon https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/scer.12.3655317 The Future is Faction - Steven M. Teles & Robert P. Saldin https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-future-is-faction The Politics Industry - Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Industry-Political-Innovation-Democracy/dp/1633699234 History of the electoral college https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention (https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention) Faithless elector statistics https://ballotpedia.org/Electoral_College (https://ballotpedia.org/Electoral_College) Taegan Goddard’s electoral college vote map: “What If All States Split Their Electoral Votes?” https://electoralvotemap.com/what-if-all-states-split-their-electoral-votes-like-maine-and-nebraska/ (https://electoralvotemap.com/what-if-all-states-split-their-electoral-votes-like-maine-and-nebraska/) Gallup poll: “American’s Split on Proposals for Popular Vote” https://news.gallup.com/poll/257594/americans-split-proposals-popular-vote.aspx (https://news.gallup.com/poll/257594/americans-split-proposals-popular-vote.aspx) Gallup poll: “Quarterly Gap in Party Affiliation Largest Since 2012” https://news.gallup.com/poll/343976/quarterly-gap-party-affiliation-largest-2012.aspx (https://news.gallup.com/poll/343976/quarterly-gap-party-affiliation-largest-2012.aspx) Article on the 5 times candidates won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college https://www.potus.com/presidential-facts/lost-popular-vote/ (https://www.potus.com/presidential-facts/lost-popular-vote/)