The Electoral College explained

Here is the entire set of videos by C. P. G. Grey that explains the Electoral College, gerrymandering, and other forms of voting that aren't so dogged by the systemic problems that, for example, end up creating an entrenched two-party system:

• How the electoral college works
• The trouble with the electoral college
• First past the pole voting (what the u.s. kinda does and why it always ends up creating a 2-party system)
• The Alternative Vote (better, but...)
• Gerrymandering
• Mixed-member proportional representation (best option?)
• Multiple party gerrymandering

The map-ulicious video on the Electoral College is embedded below:


C. P. G. Grey actually has lots and lots of videos that explain all sorts of interesting things.  For example, his rundown of 10 common misconceptions is great... and the last comment on the last one on the list is deeply fun.

We'll do more C.P.G. Grey later.