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Leveraged Democracy: The Real Makers vs. Takers

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Leveraged Democracy: The Real Makers vs. Takers

Your vote matters. Just not as much as some other people's votes.

Jonathan V. Last
Jan 23
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Leveraged Democracy: The Real Makers vs. Takers

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1. The Electoral College

I’m a sometimes defender of the Electoral College. You can understand the usefulness of magnifying majorities through winner-take-all state elections. Even more importantly, the EC makes it very hard for a wealthy outsider to swoop in and buy the presidency.1

The downside is that the Electoral College provides a great deal of democ…

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