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		mmanfrin on Nov 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Trump Is Elected President No it's not, it's like that as an artifact of what it used to be (that the President was elected by electors, not by the people).

ng12 on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

Right, and it was up to the state to decide how the electors were elected. The intended goal is the same -- a midpoint between State-level republicanism and populist democracy.

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