It concerns me a great deal.
Politics - 6 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Because there is no need to.
Answer 2 :
Because we vote as States. The delegates meet in the various state capitals. It keeps the independence of the process. I don't want my delegates within 1,000 miles of the Beltway.
Answer 3 :
There is no need for them to do so - why should it concern you?
Answer 4 :
The electoral college is an historical holdover from the18th century. Although I appreciate the tradition behind it, because I love history, especially American history. It really is time to do away with the electoral college. The President should be elected by popular vote in timely manner, not with constant recounts and controversies about ticket forms and hanging chads. Gore won the popular vote in 2000. We would not now be paying for all the mistakes that W made through negligence and outdated modes of thinking with respect to how wars have been fought since Vietnam. W learned NOTHING from Vietnam. I refused to vote for Hillary, because, with VERY FEW exceptions, people born before 1960 still think about war like it is still WWII. In guerrilla warfare, no one wins, a lot of people die needlessly, and are written off as "collateral damage."
Answer 5 :
They gather in their respective state capitals. The three electors representing Washington DC presumably gather somewhere in DC (maybe at city hall?) to cast their electoral votes.
Answer 6 :
Because the 12th Amendment states: "The Electors shall meet IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President........"
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