What makes our democracy unique? Is it because we're the best? It's because we employ electors to vote on our behalf, rather than have a one vote one voice policy or a direct democracy which most of the world with democracies have embraced. Again, we are the only country in the world who uses this method. In this episode we explore the dark origins of the electoral college and why we have been unable to rid ourselves of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices