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Episode 235: Errors We Repeat in Politics, Pt. 1

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The Electoral College

The founders were afraid of democracy, and they built a buffer between the people and the federal government. The direct election of senators is a more problematic thing to consider because under the original Constitution,. All you had at the level of an individual voting into this system, the individuals voted for the house of representatives. It was expected that it would serve this purpose.

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