A Young American's Take on Why Electoral College Remains Best Way to Elect President

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🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The best method for electing the president of the United States, debated by the Founding Fathers, is a bone of contention generations later. Today, many call the Electoral College outdated. But Carly Terry, a new high school graduate from Nassau County, Florida, argued in an award-winning essay that the Founders settled on the Electoral College for a reason, and it remains the best way to elect the president. Terry was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the U.S. Constitution Scholarship Foundation for her essay as a senior in defense of the Electoral College. She and Howard Pines, a founder of the organization, join the podcast to discuss precisely why we shouldn't abandon the Electoral College. Also on today’s show, we share your letters to the editor and a good news story about the prayer gatherings taking place around the country since the death of George Floyd. Enjoy the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, June 29th. I'm Robert Bluey.
0:09.6	And I'm Virginia Allen. On today's show, we talk with Howard Pines, one of the founders of the U.S. Constitution
0:16.1	Scholarship Foundation, and Carly Terry, the winner of the $10,000 college scholarship from the Foundation for her essay on the Electoral College.
0:26.3	Carrie explains why the Electoral College is still the best way to elect the President today.
0:32.1	We also share your letters to the editor and a good
0:34.4	news story about the continued prayer gatherings taking place around the country
0:38.6	after the death of George Floyd. Before we get to today's show we want to tell you about another great podcast from our colleagues at The Heritage Foundation.
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1:19.7	We even put the full episode on YouTube.
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1:22.5	Now stay tuned for today's show, coming up next.
1:28.1	I am so pleased to be joined by Howard Pines, one of the founders of the U.S. Constitution
1:36.4	Scholarship Foundation and Carly Terry, the winner of the $10,000 college scholarship from the foundation for her essay on the Electoral College.
1:47.0	Mr. Pines, Carly, thank you both so much for being on the show today.
1:51.0	Glad to be here.
1:52.0	I'm really excited to talk with you, Carly, about your essay and dive into why you wrote it and
1:58.8	more importantly why the Electoral College is actually still the best way to elect the president today.
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