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The Electoral College, surprise surprise, came about due to racism and needs to be abolished. Discussion in writing the Constitution - should we vote for the President by popular vote or by representatives from each state (electors). Voting by popular vote was a death sentence for the southern
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sentence for the southern states. The southern states were at a huge disadvantage if election was based on popular vote. The population of the North and South were approximately equal, but roughly 1/3 of those living in the South were enslaved and ineligible to vote. Therefore, James Madison
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who professed a theoretical commitment to popular democracy, succumbed to the southern states in giving them the electoral college which has been an advantage to the southern states ever since.
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