Why does America Have An Electoral College? (Short Animated Documentary)

[@alec5982]

As an American, the phrase "Good luck getting Congress to agree on anything" couldn't be more true

[@harrisontucker8397]

You would think everyone would want a stimulus package, but no. The Democrats want money for this, Republicans want less money. They say their is wast. Nobody wants negotiation

[@nekad2000]

@@harrisontucker8397 The Democrats motive is not more money, it's that they don't want Trump to be the perceived winner of anything. That has consumed them on every issue for the last 4 years. The issue could be legalizing a cure for cancer and they would vote it down if Trump was the one who proposed it

[@daviddavies3637]

@@nekad2000 Like the way that Republicans' motivation in the previous 8 years was to stifle anything that Obama tried to do? Face it, the Republicans started these issues. You can't now complain that the same is being done to you. Besides, you don't think for one second that a major reason for the Democrats' "behaviour" is that Trump's a turd who doesn't know what the hell he's doing? Remember, it wasn't the Democrats' fault that he couldn't get anything done in the first two years of this shit show.

[@powerist209]

@@JumboCod91 I kinda laugh at popular anti-establishment views keep changing. "Oh no, politicians are agreeing with each other." being the complaint to "Oh no, politicians are arguing with each other." being the new one. I mean even 4chan seems to turn from "cool rebel kids" of 2000's to "reactionary assholes" of 2010's. Even the Internet turned into disappointment lately since I've seen people complaining about sensationalism while also posting such articles because "durrr, muh anti-establishment" (i.e.- Alot of my "rebel" friends online).

[@DianaLlovitmacam08]

@JumboCod91 People on the era of good feelings: oH nO My dEMocRaCy!!

[@yankee3875]

Half of Congress: “Good morning” Other half: “No”

[@BCrane-ej4iq]

"🙂 Good morning... Sunday morning."

[@xjdfghashzkj]

Half of Congress: "Puppies are cute" Other half: "We've just drawn up anti-puppy legislation"

[@legoman2m98]

One half : Congress spells Congress Other half : it’s spelt gefniygdrbnku

[@michaelhibbard654]

One half : immortality for all. Others: genocide

[@terner1234]

@@michaelhibbard654 sorry to annoy you, but I think you meant "immortality" (not dying), and not "immorality" (being not moral)

[@darkphosphorus330]

What are you talking about? America and the Vatican City are nowhere near famous as the great island of Madagascar. Do America and the Vatican have their own Dreamworks movie?

[@Ironhold_Watch]

El Dorado Kinda...

[@steelbear2063]

@@Ironhold_Watch South America, not the US

[@maxwellweiss9849]

Let's be honest Shrek was filmed in the Everglades and Disney world in Florida.

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

Several. On both counts.

[@georgeprchal3924]

But did Madagascar have An American Tail? Or A sequel where Fievel goes west?

[@anderskorsback4104]

This video misses one key aspect of it: The method through which a state is to appoint its electors is up to the state legislature to decide. That was done to allow for the states to have maximum flexibility in deciding their own systems of government. At the time, voting rights varied a lot between states, and having a single direct popular vote for president would have required uniformity of voting rights across the country.

[@galfinsp7216]

Wouldn’t be surprised if the inevitable popular vote bill tries to solve this.

[@brianrajala7671]

Good point, still true.

[@brianrajala7671]

... referring to Anders in my remark.

[@thedwightguy]

AND the manor of power vested on those electors: some are iron clad bound to vote along their state elected numbers lines, while other states basically have no control of their elector once appointed, he (usually a he) can vote any way he wants to, no matter what his state did.

[@sailor7537]

@@galfinsp7216 Well, National Popular Vote *Interstate Compact*. Which is basically an agreement between the signatory states that they'll give their electoral votes to whoever won the national vote instead of their respective states' vote.

[@warrenlehmkuhleii8472]

Because an electoral elementary school was deemed to silly.

[@trtyuiop]

What about the electoral kindergarten

[@OneRichMofo]

too* But good one

[@AA-ji2re]

too*

[@warrenlehmkuhleii8472]

@@trtyuiop I think it was part of the New Jersey plan, I would have to check tho.

[@failuretv814]

@@trtyuiop Legends say, that they are still making votes with crayon ans sleeping half the time

[@captainez4387]

1/2 of congress: Lovely day The other 1/2: is it though?

[@failuretv814]

The other half lives in Spain, but the S is silent

[@merrittanimation7721]

"The sky is blue during the daytime" "Well you see..."

[@failuretv814]

@Dr. M. H. No I mean the chairs cough*sarcarsm*cough

[@kazaktranslator9850]

@@merrittanimation7721 it technically is a gradient of blue, I think, with closest to sun being lighter blue, getting darker blue the further you go from sun, up to a point. Even in hypothetical scenarios you could argue, lol

[@merrittanimation7721]

@@kazaktranslator9850 This is the pedantic answer I was expecting.

[@cardenasr.2898]

People in swing states: Stonks. People in safe states: Ah shit here we go again

[@montypython5521]

1. make your state a swing state 2. ??? 5. Stonks

[@kourii]

@Luís Andrade or unhappy with it. Depends on which party it's 'safe' for

[@billt8504]

I love that Arizona is now a Swing State. When I first lived in AZ, it was staunchly Republican. But the last few years that's changed. Candidates have to pay attention to us now. Suck it California! (Isn't it wild that staunchly liberal Democratic California has contributed 2 republican Presidents?)

[@looinrims]

@@billt8504 I hate to be blunt but the reason is because not of the Arizonan people but the people from your southern border jumping on in Just like how Texas is somewhat competitive (well that might just be the Austin stupidity, pretty fucking worthless city)

[@vishvarm1839]

@@looinrims yeah, sure. it couldnt be because trump was unpopular and repeatedly insulted arizona's most popular senator, John McCain.

[@otisdylan9532]

What this fails to mention is that one of the features of the Electoral College system is that if no one wins a majority of the electoral votes, the House of Representatives chooses the President. This feature was part of the compromise, as it was believed that this would happen often, and made the system more appealing to those that wanted Congress to choose the President. Still, this video is fairly well done, better than the CNBC video on the subject.

[@IsaaacWithThreeA]

This has happened in 2 elections: 1800, where both Jefferson and Burr recived 73 electoral votes (They decided Jefferson as pres and Burr as VP) and 1824 where nobody got a majority of the vote to win. There is also a feature in which the Senate choses the VP if nobody got a majority of votes in the VP race, but the only time that happened was in 1836.

[@alexanderzippel8809]

Germany: Uses electoral college Me, a German who made fun of Americans for using one: „Wait, we do?“

[@fandemusique4693]

As i know, it's due to the old thing Prussia=/=Germany and all that stuff.

[@mrcocoloco7200]

lol

[@fandemusique4693]

@@mrcocoloco7200 what 🤔 ?

[@maddoxcindy5017]

Yeah but our President is basically the Queen, no powers compared to merkel lul

[@fandemusique4693]

@@maddoxcindy5017 the queen of Britain have no power whatsoever.

[@AndasMus]

"Good luck on getting 2/3 of Congress to agree on anything" - Dictatorship congresses: "We always agree on everything"

[@henrys5291]

Congress agrees near unanimously on lots of stuff, its just almost always bad like the patriot act or invading iraq lol

[@spk1121]

They are all on board for voting on pay raises for themselves!

[@AndasMus]

​@Oxtail So true:)

[@AndasMus]

@Oxtail Parliament of Russia will be proud. Let's just drink vodka and go home!

[@THEHamBot1]

The American political system was designed by the Framers to result in gridlock. It's all in the Federalist Papers. Such an important document yet Americans don't know it.

[@Jame5man]

The USA, the Vatican, Germany, Estonia, Pakistan, Burma(Myanmar) and Madagascar. What a hodgepodge collection that is

[@Jame5man]

As for the purpose of protecting against populism, partisanism and mob rule. Well I guess 1 out of 3 isn’t bad.

[@anne.andromeda]

That the weirdest Yako's Nations of the World version I have seen so far

[@hanswurst6712]

I only know the systems of Germany, the US and the Vatican. But those 3 are allready very different from each other. So i guess the term "electoral college" is used in a very wide definition.

[@0000-z4z]

In Germany, the president is pretty much useless. He is only a figurehead. Except if there is dissent between the head of government and the parliament, then he can decide which one will be reelected.

[@murtazahiraj451]

the Pakistani president has a grand total of 0 powers he can exercise without the consent of the Prime Minister (who's elected by the legislature) so hes just a figurehead

[@iPWNx47]

I liked the total war reference "Summon The Elector Counts" Karl Franz

[@booradley6832]

>not obsessed with bringing him men Idk if that actually could be considered Karl with that oversight.

[@innocento.1552]

I just want to say I appreciate how super super difficult it is to squeeze historical concepts into 3 minutes videos. Thanks for the channel.

[@ethank5059]

It was also designed in an age when information traveled very slowly and where national media was nonexistent. The idea was that a group of well educated men (who did not hold any elected office) would be able to gather together and review all up to date information as they made a decision. There was some merit to this idea since it could literally take months between a major event happening in Europe and voters in rural America first even hearing about it.

[@diney7085]

Also, at the time, each state had its own laws on who can and cannot vote. It wouldn't make sense for, say, a state that only has land owners vote also be in the same popular vote pool as a state that has universal male suffrage. That was a real concern, and is the reason why they also decided that the Census would apportion seats in the House, but wouldn't tell the states how to select seats. It was common in southern states for their Congressional delegation to be entirely chosen by the state government.

[@DK-zy5fm]

no MSM what a glorious time that would of been

[@bizmusic6156]

“1960 Maybe???” *HAHAHAHA NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS TO THE KENNEDYS!*

[@JuanMatteoReal]

*Car flips* WAAAAHH

[@OutlawedOutlander]

Yeah, their luck is worse than the Carmines!

[@yusufalraqi4903]

why was it maybe tho?

[@TheSSUltimateGoku]

John F Kennedy did in fact win the popular vote I don’t know why he put “maybe” in here.

[@donnyvike]

​@@TheSSUltimateGoku It stems from what Alabama did in that election. Instead of the ballot listing Kennedy and Nixon, the ballot listed the individual presidential electors. Voters could vote for up to 11 and the top 11 vote-getters would cast the state's electoral votes. All of the state's 11 Republican electors were pledged to Nixon, but of the Democratic electors, 5 were pledged to Kennedy and 6 were unpledged. In the end the top 11 electors were, in order, the 6 unpledged Democratic electors, followed by the 5 Kennedy electors. The unpledged electors all voted for Harry F. Byrd. So the question is how you actually "count" Alabama's popular vote as if it was run as a standard one-vote-for-one-candidate election. One method involves taking the top Democratic elector's vote total and dividing it proportionally between the unpledged electors and the Kennedy electors, while taking the top Republican elector's vote total and giving it all to Nixon. Doing so leads to a nationwide popular vote victory for Nixon.

[@patrickmcdermott06]

Me: sees Oklahoma being blue in the thumbnail Also me: wait... that’s illegal

[@facemcshooty]

I know 🤣😂

[@jgrj52]

It was for many years

[@DotBone89]

If you check out videos of election coverage in 1980 and 1984; they had Reagan states in Blue.

[@robertmoore6149]

So the thumbnail isnt the result of any Presidential election. The map doesnt line up with any outcome.

[@earthboundman5]

@@robertmoore6149 it's the 2016 map but Oklahoma is blue that's the only difference

[@phosphoros60]

Really? Only Rutherfraud Hayes? Nobody even thought of Ruthefraud B. Trayes?

[@jesseberg3271]

Someone may have, but there wasn't an internet. People still thought up clever turns of phrase, but if they didn't send them to a newspaper, almost nobody else would hear of them.

[@BeastlyMussel61]

It's brilliant but a bit of a mouthful

[@NarwahlGaming]

@@BeastlyMussel61 YOU'RE a bit of a mouth full. ...wait. 🤔

[@captainmaim]

You're a genius! We're all lucky you weren't there to conquer the world....

[@sd274]

0:46 you are indeed a man of culture, History Matters

[@nowhereman6019]

So we literally have Elector Counts choosing our next president, but they DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THE GLORIOUS EMPIRE AGAINST IT'S ENEMIES!?

[@JuanMatteoReal]

Man, never thought I'd see you in here.

[@arjusarauis9901]

Is it so wrong to vote for Volkmar as Elector Count of West Virginia?

[@sterlingpratt5802]

DEFEND THE GLORIOUS EMPIRE.

[@Sprintzs]

@@arjusarauis9901 because he sucks, Boris Todbringer for West Virginia.

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Yes-yes, squabble in your petty politics, man-things, while we shall make our Underempire great again!

[@echo5226]

"66 percent Congress and 75 percent of state legislatures."😂😂😂 Good luck with that!

[@stevearchtoe7039]

That’s the point!

[@madogllewellyn]

That's the difference between America and the rest of the world we are a Constitutional Republic not a direct Democracy because they don't work....they lead to Tyranny sooner or later.

[@adithyastren6218]

It has happened 27 times!

[@echo5226]

@@adithyastren6218 dam! Scary.

[@adithyastren6218]

@@echo5226 how so?

[@SiVlog1989]

There was another embarrassing situation about the Electoral College that was changed very quickly. In 1796, John Adams won the Presidency, yet his on and off friemy Thomas Jefferson, who was campaigning for very different things to Adams, was elected Vice President, leaving two opponents awkwardly working together

[@STho205]

But it was changed after the next election when Jefferson and Burr were tied. Most of the nation did not favor Adams as a president forgoing four years of Justin Trudeau style administration. Most states wanting a change voted for Jefferson and Burr...assuming Burr would be VP. Oddly enough Jefferson disliked Burr but Democratic-Republicans in the nation did. The original rules were written like a gentleman's club, so it was revised to running mates for those two situations....AS quickly politics got nasty and political parties created themselves....then inserted themselves into the process.

[@ebnertra0004]

This seems like parents naking two fighting kids sit in the back seat next to each other in an attempt to force them to get along. I would pay good money to see politicians have to do that

[@thedwightguy]

@@ebnertra0004 Adams was politically both a genious and naive, and Jefferson played him, stabbed him in the back, and had his cronies finish the job. One term President. Then went home.

[@SamWinchester000]

@@thedwightguy What I find interesting is that Adams wanted to talk about their old political fights in his letters but Jefferson opposed that desire, so they never talked about politics again.

[@Christopher_TG]

Yep. At the time the process was that each elector in the college voted twice, being required to vote for two different candidates. The person with the most votes, provided that that number was a majority of the electors, would be the President while the person with the second most would be the vice president. But after the rather tense relationship between ideological rivals President Adams and Vice President Jefferson and the chaotic election of 1800, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution was passed which created the electoral college system we have now. Now the election for President and Vice President are two separate elections with each member of the college voting only once in each one.

[@maxwellweiss9849]

I was doing my homework on my school Ipad and accidentally clicked this notification No regrets

[@maxwellweiss9849]

N. M. Because I could, and I did

[@Ironhold_Watch]

What school issues iPads? Is it a private school?

[@wolfmantroy6601]

I'm glad you are learning the importance of the Electoral College.

[@maxwellweiss9849]

@@Ironhold_Watch public, but they were smart enough to get IPads instead of chromebooks

[@maxwellweiss9849]

@@wolfmantroy6601 yeah, especially since I live here

[@nqh4393]

Karl-Franz von Washingtown: This action does not have my consent!

[@adelkheir]

Summon the Elector-Senators !

[@ishaansundaram2303]

one part of congress: aye good mornin kanye other part: shut tf up

[@ananttiwari1337]

This is the weirdest way I have seen someone say "stfu"

[@shoryasethi5]

I've been waiting for this video for a long time.

[@diegobriseno7395]

Same here!

[@Deas-Mhumhna]

"Good luck getting Congress to agree on anything". Dude, it's so funny, it hurts. 🤣Man that's more reality than I like in my life.

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

And I thought Sejm in Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth was weird.... Good luck americans

[@wyattpopham6541]

Agreed 😂😂

[@RogerFusselman]

I like how generally neutral this explanation is. That makes this better than if a pundit had said yay or nay on the validity of the system. Plus hey, it maximizes video comments. Smart!

[@benstrong7075]

"It was meant to act as a protection against populism, partisanism and mob rule." Yeah, about that...

[@HanzGrozny]

0:45 Summon the elector counts

[@silverhost9782]

BRING ME TO MY MEN

[@andersondossantosoliveira2772]

Thank God I wasnt the only one to notice that

[@columbien10]

(Karl Franz trying to decide what to wear today( *SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS*

[@Antonh.]

Who calls?

[@gabrielmontenegro9476]

@@Antonh. The nation calls!

[@comradeshadles4967]

0:46 yes... This is good THE EMPIRE ENDURES

[@john3_14-17]

The Thumbnail *49 States*: In realistic party colors *Oklahoma*: Blue Why?

[@elnationalista]

Must be an impostor. Or trolling.

[@fulcrum2951]

Sus

[@grangermontag1824]

@Luís Andrade Indians dont exist.

[@Khajiidaro]

Almost every state has flopped between the parties at some point so Oklahoma may have vote Democrat, then realized their mistake and switched to Republican. Even Texas and all of the old south once voted for Dems but now they ussually vote Republican.

[@grangermontag1824]

@Luís Andrade dead

[@adamw8469]

It actually works similarly here in Denmark. Finland used the Electoral College until recently.

[@haroldlawson8771]

Denmark a monarchy

[@adamw8469]

@@haroldlawson8771 Constitutional Monarchy. The Queen has no say in who is the Prime Minister; elected freely.

[@Veriox22]

"Stars, yo" in the usa flag. *noice*

[@NotKnafo]

its kind of an old legacy

[@officialzji1828]

Also this: "...Fun fact: No."

[@christianagi]

"Stars, yo" is one of my favorite things in these videos.

[@NotKnafo]

@@christianagi one of the other things is the "insert earth here"

[@GenericKen000]

Still cracks me up, every time

[@Bloodraven332]

When will we elect James Bisonet

[@SuperZombieBros]

*Holds up sign saying: “Soon.....”

[@bananawaltz8807]

To quote Lex Luther from DC: “President? Do you know how much power I would lose becoming President?”

[@nielsatoyab6065]

Soon brother. .

[@jjhrkel]

He's become the George Soros of this channel.

[@edwinsparda7622]

Don't tell Bernie Sanders. He'll try to steal Bisonet's money.

[@1InVader1]

"It was supposed to protect against partisanism" big oof

[@nomobobby]

Yeah, keep in mind they also wanted the runner up in presidential elections to be Vice President. I think they wanted the different perspectives to work together to to run the states. But This lead to a lot of feuding in the government when the first parties emerge mere years later. Nothing like Presidency divided among themselves over whether the country should be a farming or industrial power. That’s why presidential tickets have both positions on it. Also VP got his own position nerfed.

[@DEV3N87]

Who wants NY and CA to dominate voting polls simply because of population? Not this guy

[@jimharris5320]

What Dev-O said. the EC protects against partisan popularity contests from massively populated regions of the country.

[@1InVader1]

@@jimharris5320 or you could just not have a 2 party system :T

[@jimharris5320]

@@1InVader1 I'd love that. Seriously. The Libertarian, Green and Constitutional party all need to step up. The others are even more fringe than them but who knows?

[@cowmancheese]

"Summon the Electors" BY SIGMAR, YES!!!

[@thelunaticcultist5157]

Simple answer: “The people?” *_”The people?!”_* *_”You can’t trust the people!”_*

[@thelunaticcultist5157]

@Ger Many Why you can’t get the joke

[@YourLocalMairaaboo]

@Ger Many CPGrey joke.

[@LillithH2105]

"Do you think this Compomistitution for a Direct Democracy LOL? We're building a republic here."

[@angelr.5123]

@Ger Many CPG Grey electoral College Video.

[@jimharris5320]

(looks at the overwhelming votes from California for Hillary Clinton vs. Trump, then looks at the rest of the country) In some cases... No, you cannot trust the people.

[@chrismueller5335]

0:46 is that a warhammer reference i see there? SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS

[@someguy9293]

I think it is.

[@Delritho]

I am Prince and President!

[@chriswithee9408]

The nation calls!

[@chrismueller5335]

Chris Withee ALL I EVER WANTED WAS PEACE

[@williamgoo7621]

NO PEACE! JUST WAR!

[@bricksburger5409]

This is exactly what I was wondering about! You always cover the topics which appeal to me

[@GoldBallTV]

“Eat the poor” still a popular electoral mandate 😂

[@christophmaier4397]

Bipartisan issue it seema

[@looinrims]

Well if you eat the poor then you don’t have to pay tax rebates or welfare (ie free money) and there’s no more poor people to be poor This seems like a foolproof governing idea to me

[@danielharvison7510]

@Jacob Wilson "But who will work at Amazon? Or McDonalds?"

[@brycehoward4139]

@@looinrims I mean if you look realistically at our government’s definition of poor it’s literally over 70% of Americans you eat that much of the population America becomes South Korea fairly quickly and also a good percentage of the military mostly e1 -e4s are considered por

[@looinrims]

@@brycehoward4139 No

[@thijsdegroot7127]

"summon the elector counts!"

[@dk.kapsukas2195]

el octor

[@Rammsoldat]

this action does not have my consent!

[@octobersky9690]

Thank you! This is a really good and nonpartisan video amidst all of the annoying campaign ads.

[@mysteriousstrange100]

Never thought I'd see the day that Karl Franz of the Empire would be holding up a sign to the founding fathers. Thanks, History Matters!

[@susanmaddison5947]

This video might have benefited by reading the explanation of Max Farrand, the great historian and compiler of the records of the Constitutional Convention, of why the Electoral College was invented. It was actually meant to prevent deals between States to decide the Presidency, and bring about a more genuine nationwide selection process in an era when most things were State-centric, there was little nationwide travel or nationwide media.

[@galfinsp7216]

Where would popular vote compact fall in relation into this?

[@joaofranciscobento00]

0:46 I understood that reference

[@JakeCWolf]

"Yes, to unite the provinces!"

[@joaofranciscobento00]

"I will marshal the men"

[@LukeGeoDude]

Summon the elector counts!

[@jaycobellis5837]

Carl Frantz

[@sterlingpratt5802]

First Congressman: "Lovely day." . . . Second Congressman: "Communist."

[@HT-lr1rs]

FAR LEFT RADICAL COMMIE!

[@noahwright9381]

First congress man: “good hearing” Second congress man: “thanks” Third congress man: “ 😤”

[@mbogucki1]

Only Libtards would think it is a lovely day.

[@F22onblockland]

Joseph McCarthy: *I'm going to do what's called, a pro gamer move*

[@sterlingpratt5802]

@Joseph Stalin Big Fan!

[@MichaelAndersxq28guy]

Happy Thanksgiving to the ever present James Bissonnette.

[@aiiv7839]

Perfect timing for this video to be out at this time!

[@jacobchinn8593]

0:46 BY SIGMAR YES.

[@ReginaldPugginton]

Wow I completely missed that

[@wonderhomie2011]

Love your brief explanation of the EC. Look forward to more content.

[@aerohydreigon1101]

0:01 If you look closely Vanuatu is highlighted

[@jonathanmckarlison1203]

nice eye

[@billybobbobbobbilly]

As an Iowan, I appreciate you using the American Gothic during the credits of many of your videos.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Alexander Hamilton, his name is Alexander Hamilton. And there's a million things he hasn't done. But just you wait, just you wait

[@liammozza2330]

I'm not throwing away my , shot !

[@FWDDGS]

You could never be satisfied God I hope you’re satisfied

[@Delgen1951]

He fought a duel and lost it, and died by it.

[@RockNRollHorrorshow]

Didn't expect you to like musicals, Kimmy

[@Antonh.]

Seing Karl Franz with the sign "Summon the electors" made me smile.

[@hanswfurrer]

For a brief few minutes history and the whys and whats are pretty well explained. I also enjoy the subtle humor and how it is put into his narrative.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

History Matters: Alexander Hamil- Theater kids: *I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD*

[@dmeads5663]

😠

[@mcj2219]

youre either a bot, fatt dude without a neck or some weird 14 year old. (For all the edgy people who didnt get why I said this: I was joking smh.)

[@burgham6988]

@@mcj2219 yeah why hate?

[@julielove4evr]

@@WyattPriceTV He's probably a theater kid

[@diegomurua4798]

@@mcj2219 lmao ok theater kid

[@sapereaude6274]

And ever since then there has been no populism, partisanship, or mob rule. The end!

[@bretthess6376]

Well said! I hear you!

[@RealClutchMcGee]

Therapist: Blue Oklahoma doesn’t exist there’s no need to be worried *Blue Oklahoma*

[@JastwatchingYT]

Blue Iowa and blue Texas

[@wires-sl7gs]

Red California

[@EinePerson]

@@wires-sl7gs Lets not get too crazy

[@wires-sl7gs]

@@EinePerson Just stating what I saw in the video XD

[@bhcowboy821]

@@EinePerson California used to be red

[@OldPapaBear]

Short, sweet, and to the point, whether you like the point or not. Good video. Explained it well.

[@edwardhayward1937]

History Matters always hitting the spot on what people want to hear, before we even know 😁

[@Nostripe361]

"good luck getting two thirds of congress to agree on anything" is now one of my favorite political jokes.

[@crazydinosaur8945]

well it is easy, just do as Mussolini and hitler did have armed "guards" in the room when the vote is being held

[@evilmountain7147]

@@crazydinosaur8945 don’t forget imprisoning/banning/executing anyone who disagrees with you in the first place

[@coronin8587]

Sadly, it isn't a joke

[@Sandlin22]

You must be young if you've never heard that

[@ordinary_magician]

“Good luck trying to get two thirds of Congress to agree on anything” *Sad laughter*

[@POCLEE]

I mean, do you want a congress that always unionsly agrees? (Cue in China)

[@Jack-fd8cx]

Honestly it's a good thing, think about how bad it would be if they were able to continue pumping out more and more regulations without any hold up. Our nation would be gone in a week.

[@failuretv814]

They can agree on raising their salary that is for sure

[@LordJaric]

The two party system is a problem. Both sides just oppose and demonize one another no matter what. They will follow their party to hell no matter what. We need more parties to make a better balance where compromises have to be made to get things done rather then nothing getting done because no on wants to agree with the other.

[@WhompingWalrus]

​@@LordJaric Ranked choice voting would solve a lot of these issues, too. Americans agree on a lot. Our representatives never do. Even if it's something reasonable, the system as it is now demands that they oppose the other party and pretend it's all of a sudden a morally relevant issue. Check 80% of polls on issues. If you ask about Americans' stances on ISSUES, we agree on a surprising amount. That, and the party system means we're always voting _against_ something, rather than _for_ anything we'd actually like, as well as the fact that those we elect are heavily influenced by campaign contributions - so our system devolves into further dysfunction all the time, while never failing to pass legislation which favors the entities which already have (and "donate" plenty of) money. It's dysfunctional for the people. It's working perfectly well if you're the right type of dollar-laden entity.

[@GermanLeftist]

You forgot one major reason: Slavery. The more rural states were especially afraid of giving more influence to the more urban states because of the growing abolitionist movement there. This is also the reason for how slaves were counted. Three-fifths clause led to the slave-holder states having a third more Congressional seats and since Electoral College votes are determined by House plus Senate seats this also meant a third more EC votes. They wanted to prevent or at least stall the election of an abolitionist President by not having the popular vote decide the presidency, and they kinda succeeded by stalling until 1860. And even then, Lincoln did not run on abolitionment. The South only feared he would abolish slavery and declared independence due to that.

[@DROIDFARM]

Brilliant 👏 thank you again. I love this explanation! Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤

[@gabrielmontenegro9476]

You have no idea how much you made me smile by referencing Warhammer.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

Your party wins: "We did it fair and square!" Your party loses: "ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE"

[@onebuc5874]

Donald Trump opposed the electoral college when he thought Obama would be president but lose the popular vote. Republicans only like it because in recent elections it gives them the unfair advantage.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

@@onebuc5874 That's exactly what I said, yes

[@rderran5377]

The use of "Your party" to make it seem a bipartisan phenomenon is a little misleading. In point of fact, since the development of the modern two-party system in U.S. politics, every president who won the electoral college vote while losing the popular vote has been a Republican. So, not saying that the Republicans wouldn't behave the way you describe, but so far they've had no reason to. It's only Democratic candidates who've ended up on the short end of the electoral college stick, despite securing the most popular votes.

[@UniqueBreakfastTaco]

@@rderran5377 yes, because otherwise California and New York would be electing every president. The electorial college works as intended, keeping crazy lefty's from owning the country.

[@rderran5377]

@@UniqueBreakfastTaco Spoken like someone truly ignorant of history. The first time the phenomenon occurred, the candidate who benefited (the Republican) would more likely have fit the "lefty" label you've used so sloppily. At that time, the Republicans were the more progressive party; the Democrats were the conservatives. The second time it happened, the nature of the candidates was such that trying to apply "left/right" distinctions to them would probably be meaningless. The third time it happened, the candidate who benefited (G. Bush) could fairly be called conservative. The most recent time, it only makes sense to use the lazy "left/right" label because Trump desires to be an autocrat, not because he's a conservative. Anyone who thinks Trump's a conservative is profoundly delusional (as any true conservative would tell you).

[@davidb8539]

I love the Karl Franz Cameo!! That's awesome dude!

[@jacobhamblin4255]

Both parties when they lose: gggrrrr I hate the electoral college! When they win: 😁 this is awesome

[@lukevineyard4709]

The Democrats are against the electoral college and Republicans are for it.

[@trock7542]

XCodes it’s not a problem. Mob rule and populism have been the end of every democracy in history... probably including this one. Human beings respond to incentives and gov’t officials being humans especially respond to the incentive to increase their power, influence, and relevance.

[@nathanmeagher7869]

@Vlavitir glutginskiya Republicans have only won the popular vote once since 1992

[@steviechubbs5238]

@CommandoDude the problem at heart here is that mob rule is the destroyer of freedoms and the ender of republics like ours, and are fundamentally flawed in most every possible way. The electoral college is flawed, yes, but would you rather live with a system that has a few flaws or one that has flaws in every aspect of it's being?

[@steviechubbs5238]

@CommandoDude I wouldn't say bigger, but definitely as big a problem. This is why the electoral college is so good, it provides equal representation, unlike a direct democracy.

[@JosephTobin1]

"Good luck getting Congress to agree on anything" couldn't be more true. You could tell them water is wet and a quarter would launch an investigation into water, another quarter would try to rebel against it or outright impeach it. The 3rd quarter would claim that water had violated some right or another.....and the 4th quarter would try to make every molecule of water vote for them.

[@bretthess6376]

Accurate and amusing. I say this: if the mass media and 98% of the politicians in America told me water was wet, I'd have to check to make sure.

[@italia689]

Democrat congressmen: "the sky is green!" Republican congressmen: "no it's not." Republican congressmen: "the sky is yellow!" Democrat congressmen: "no it isn't." Average layman/normal person: "the sky is blue!" Congressman: "our education system sucks!"

[@Remus-z6y]

0:46 well great, now I have to start referring to the electors as the Elector Counts, obviously in Karl Franz’s voice too!

[@darthdeathmobile]

It's nice to learn things and get a laugh at the same time.

[@robertjarman3703]

And I do add that there was a property requirement in the states to vote in the first place when the electors were first implemented, so seeing it as a defense against the rabble would have been somewhat strange. At best it could have been deliberative within each state's capitols rather than a riot, but that would have required the electors to not have personal loyalties of any significant magnitude.

[@imperialisticvonhabsburg3149]

0:45 FOR SIGMAR

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

For the God-King! For Azyr ! For the realms!

[@mikhailgorbachev7851]

Reference to warhammer?

[@imperialisticvonhabsburg3149]

@@mikhailgorbachev7851 I believe it's Karl Franz, so yes

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

@@mikhailgorbachev7851 Warhammer FANTASY...

[@uwbollema]

The fact that Germany has an electoral college gives me HRE flashbacks

[@basedonabsolutelynothing2076]

It doesn't have one

[@loganvurklemeyer1957]

@@basedonabsolutelynothing2076 read about how the HRE chose the Holy Roman Emperor

[@pequenoperezoso3743]

@@loganvurklemeyer1957 point is germany doesnt have one, not denying the prince electoral system of the long dead HRE

[@loganvurklemeyer1957]

@@pequenoperezoso3743 oh

[@AllCanadiaReject]

History Matters, every single video you give me a new reason to love you. That Warhammer meme was tight but you being English I really should have seen it coming.

[@dylantaylor3139]

Oklahoma in the thumbnail makes me want to die.

[@agentohio1699]

This is gonna be a fun comment section

[@failuretv814]

Prepare for trouble

[@8GB215]

And make it double

[@valveless4085]

To protect the world from devastation

[@draconian_79]

To unite all people within our nation

[@MrYaneia]

0:34 read "Stars yo", laughed, went back to listen what was said

[@the8thgemmer467]

Ruthefraud Hayes is more about him actually rigging the elections in South Carolina, where turnout was 101%. And yes, “there were more people voting than there were voters” is a thing which actually happened, but in the 19th century, not 2020.

[@jorbennoten9536]

I'm having a seizure with that map why just why is oklahoma blue

[@adamsfusion]

Oklahoma used to vote solidly democrat (back when democrats were in full support of the Klan and general racism and disenfranchisement).

[@joshuafredericksen5370]

Thank you for not interjecting your political views into this and for just presenting the facts.

[@Joesolo13]

Yes common sense and its failure to prevent a lying, unrealistic populist in 2016 really speaks for itself

[@jsquared1013]

@@Joesolo13 remember when you lefties said Trump was going to cause economic problems and high gas prices and start WW3? How's that turning out for you?

[@brycehoward4139]

@@Joesolo13 I mean it’s an antiquated system

[@ValeriePallaoro]

How do you know this is not his overal view? Congratulating an history channel for just presenting the facts seems patronising. As it turns out there's enough in the presentation to say how silly the idea is and how blind the American people are for not changing it with out having an agenda to it.

[@randomintrovertedspider7510]

@@Joesolo13 I think you meant 2020. 2016 had a great president elected.

[@jackson4672]

As an Electoral College, I ask myself this every day

[@alitlweird]

you really don’t know why we have an electoral college?

[@brianmaday9227]

I lost it at the politician narrowing his eyes at 'lovely day.'

[@lifeangular62610]

I need you version of Hamilton that has your characters and is just told by signs *your lol

[@domino4843]

What about Hamlet?

[@lifeangular62610]

We can have both

[@slewone4905]

Why is HM's Hamilton white?

[@andrevont9065]

Video suggestion "Who opposed Soviet occupation durning WW2?" Include Estonia in this video.

[@franciswaters7043]

Now a patron for the first time ever. Love your stuff!

[@rtristan8572]

0:45 "Summon the elector counts !" Good one.

[@zit1014]

I’m pretty sure this was supposed to be the 2016 election in the thumbnail so I don’t get why Oklahoma is blue

[@Kaddywompous]

Because all a bunch of pinko commies there.

[@someguy9293]

It doesn't matter how big you are. Your still Joseph Stalin.

[@revmedia8108]

*worldwide confused noises* Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!

[@lancemuller9556]

Simplified: America has a complicated system but the electoral college is mainly to show the union of 50 states

[@SatoshiKitagawa]

History Matters: Talks about the Electoral College _CGP Grey has joined the chat_

[@josephlisowski6414]

As a persion who research sociology. A lot of CGP greys videos are relly one sided

[@Hypogean7]

@@josephlisowski6414 For example?

[@josephlisowski6414]

@@Hypogean7 in his video humans need not apply a lot of his statements fall under the lump of labor fallacy and he falsely compares humans to horses.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@josephlisowski6414 well tbf hes not intending on representing all sides of the argument. Just his own. He never claims to do otherwise

[@grangermontag1824]

More like CPG ghey . . .

[@Emperor1G]

got a good laugh out of the Karl Franz cameo, well done. THE NATION CALLS.

[@isaacauyoung5265]

Unbiased look at the electoral college?? Based.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

whast based

[@grangermontag1824]

No, hating on democracy is based.

[@makarabaduk1754]

@@Heath580 Ahhh, that's useful to know. Although in the original comment its resemblance to the word "biased" is... unfortunate.

[@trazyianajones456]

0:46 S U M M O N T H E E L E C T O R C O U N T S

[@jamesscarano7843]

For the Empire!

[@minecrafttree1676]

I don't get this, please tell me

[@trazyianajones456]

@@minecrafttree1676 the man in armor is a total war warhammer reference

[@minecrafttree1676]

@@trazyianajones456 oh ok

[@channel_no_longer_active]

Why does america have an electoral college. America: Because Im different and cool.

[@randomeastasian347]

Or maybe because it’s more fair and they need it. Moron

[@sirironsights2456]

@@randomeastasian347 calm down sir, its a joke :)

[@mcgee227]

@@randomeastasian347 wrong again open a history book. The rules on the electoral college changed in 1820. So that means there has not been a fair vote since then.

[@randomeastasian347]

@@mcgee227 Then explain how it’s not fair?

[@failuretv814]

@@randomeastasian347 Calm down, he is joking

[@Raptor302]

Early on states would apportion electors proportionately to each candidate based on their popular vote share. As soon as political parties changed the practice to a 'winner take all' setup for a few states, the rest followed suit. Nobody wanted their national party to be at a disadvantage and moved to maximize their vote tally.

[@CannedBread-mz2tx]

Oh boy, here we go...

[@lorenzjudeceloso2444]

On Election Night, My eyes are on Florida as an Early Indicator of what the mood might be

[@lancemuller9556]

Who ever wins Florida is winning the election. They both need it bad.

[@0000-z4z]

@@lancemuller9556 If you rank the states by the polls and assume that a candidate, who wins a state also wins all, in which his polls are better, Biden could also win with Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and the ones in which he is better.

[@lancemuller9556]

@@0000-z4z I could see Wisconsin flipping to blue, but Pennsylvania I see trump holding because of Bidens flip flopping on fracking and saying that he will destroy the oil industry

[@juanfranciscovillarroelthu6876]

@@lancemuller9556 If Trump wins Florida, that means he has a Chance, if Biden wins it, is over

[@lancemuller9556]

@@0000-z4z and all of the toss ups except Ohio which Trump is really winning in is in the margin of error

[@davebowman9000]

0:45 Ah, yes. The most underrated Founding Father after John Hancock: Karl Franz

[@ultimategamer876]

I AM PRINCE AND EMPEROR

[@navilluscire2567]

I'm now imagining an alternate universe were Warhammer Fantasy's lore was progressed to the point were many of the *"Old World"* nations and kingdoms have firmly established colonial empires and overseas holdings in the New World of with its regions of *"Not-North America" (Naggorath), "Not-Central America" & "Not-South America." (Lustria)*

[@Canada1994]

There is a loophole. State legislators can change how the electoral college is done in their state by making the winner of the popular vote nationwide would get all of the states electoral votes because the constitution leaves the process to the state level. Some states are already doing this but they only make up a little over 200 of the 270 needed for a candidate to win.

[@GenMaj_Knight]

The entire point can essentially be boiled down to: "People tell the States how to vote, and the States decide the President." It's pretty analogous to why we have a House of Representatives and a Senate apart of our Congress. The HoR represents the People, the Senate represents the States.

[@alexsmith2910]

1 person 1 vote. Simple.

[@GenMaj_Knight]

@@alexsmith2910 Not what the country was founded on.

[@JohnSmith-sg7fn]

@@GenMaj_Knight Your analogy conveniently leaves out the fact that voters have more power than others and that a tiny majority gets all the representation in 96% of states.

[@GenMaj_Knight]

@@JohnSmith-sg7fn "Some voters have more power than others." Yes. This is by design "Tiny majority controls 96% of the state" What lol??

[@JohnSmith-sg7fn]

@@GenMaj_Knight It was not by design to have people have more of a say than others. Regardless, this violates equal protections under law. For the 2nd one, you misquoted me. I was referring to winner-take-all, where a majority or plurality of voters in a state can get all the representation. This occurs in 48/50 states and Washington DC, hence 96% of states. Lastly, the winner of the popular vote can lose in the electoral college. What kind of mental gymnastics do you have to go through to justify that?