Wtf is the Electoral College?! with Emily Conrad, Author of "The Faithless?: The Untold Story of the Electoral College"

Every four years two words are uttered more than Kanye says “I love Kanye” on a daily basis. Those two words are ‘Electoral College.’ Okay, excuse us, two words doesn’t quite capture this correctly - this TERM is mentioned ad nauseam every four years. Regardless of the syntax, does anyone know what the Electoral College is? Bueller, Bueller. Yea didn’t think so, despite it having a leading role in Presidential elections. Cue, Emily Conrad, Author of 'The Faithless? The Untold Story of the Electoral College' who joined us to define the term and get to know how it works. We asked a ton of stupid questions so that you don’t have to. Subscribe, rate, review, and purchase Emily’s book below. 

Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Faithless-Untold-Story-Electoral-College/dp/1735038407
**Or order it through your local bookstore -- New Yorker’s, try McNally’s. 

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