Super Tuesday is on its way, so I thought I'd do some research about our democratic process. Did you realize the popular vote for President didn't exist prior to 1824? Also, our vote for the President of the United States is an indirect vote? That means Americans vote for Presidential Electors (ie the Electoral College) whose votes don't always reflect their constituents' preferences.
As stated on Wikipedia, "The constitutional theory is that the Congress is elected by the people, while the President and Vice President are elected by the states."
To say the least, I was very surprised.
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