Every four years, we’re reminded of the power of the Electoral College. But according to a recent poll by Pew Research Center, more than 6 out of 10 Americans would prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally.

This hour, we take a granular look at the Electoral College. We’ll ask questions like why do we have it? And why is it so difficult to get rid of?

Plus, in Connecticut, no-excuse absentee voting is on the ballot. We’ll unpack what this means for voters across the state.

GUESTS:
Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. He hosts the podcast “Amarica’s Constitution” and wrote the book “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840”
Geoffrey Skelley, Senior Elections Analyst at FiveThirtyEight
John Moritz, State Reporter, CT Insider/Hearst Connecticut Media

Every four years, we’re reminded of the power of the Electoral College. But according to a <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/25/majority-of-americans-continue-to-favor-moving-away-from-electoral-college/">recent poll by Pew Research Center</a>, more than 6 out of 10 Americans would prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally.
This hour, we take a granular look at the Electoral College. We’ll ask questions like why do we have it? And why is it so difficult to get rid of?
Plus, in Connecticut, no-excuse absentee voting is on the ballot. We’ll unpack what this means for voters across the state.
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://law.yale.edu/akhil-reed-amar">Akhil Reed Amar</a>, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. He hosts the podcast <a href="https://akhilamar.com/podcast-2/">“Amarica’s Constitution”</a> and wrote the book <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/akhil-reed-amar/the-words-that-made-us/9780465096367/?lens=basic-books">“The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/geoffrey-skelley/">Geoffrey Skelley</a>, Senior Elections Analyst at FiveThirtyEight</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/author/john-moritz-john-moritz/">John Moritz</a>, State Reporter, CT Insider/Hearst Connecticut Media</li>
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