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The WallBuilders Show

Unpacking the Electoral College: Balancing State Voices in Presidential Elections

The WallBuilders Show

Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

Wallbuilders Show, Education, Constitutional, Church, Christianity, History, Conservative, America, Family, Christian, Biblical, Religion & Spirituality, Wallbuilders.show, Government, News, Politics

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What if the Electoral College is the key to preventing the dominance of larger states in American governance? On the WallBuilders Show, we're diving into this provocative question. Join us as we unpack the ingenious design of the Electoral College, a system crafted by the Founding Fathers to ensure that both the populous and less populous states have a fair voice in presidential elections. Discover how this balance between the House of Representatives and the Senate plays a crucial role in ma...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the intersection of faith and culture. This is the Wall Builders show where we take on the hot topics of the day from a biblical historical and constitutional

0:13.4

perspective. I'm Rick Green America's Constitution coach here with David and Tim

0:16.3

Barton and we're going to jump back into the election special programming that David and Tim

0:20.8

did. This is good stuff to share two folks that we're just a few weeks out from this huge election.

0:25.2

Take today's program share with as many friends and family as you possibly can. Let's jump in. Here's

0:29.3

David and Tim Barton with our election special programming.

0:36.0

Elections are a core foundation of our American government. In the early days, political debates were held in theaters and lecture halls across America,

0:40.0

like this one, drawing large crowds from every corner of society.

0:44.0

Now we engage with the candidates through TV screens and Twitter feeds

0:48.0

watching as the elections unfold.

0:50.0

The spotlight may be on the top contenders, but it's really about the people.

0:54.0

Today we're going to talk about our role in this important election process.

0:58.0

By understanding where elections came from and how they work,

1:01.0

you can help determine who will be in the room when our

1:03.9

nation's most important decisions are being made. Today's lawmakers are

1:08.0

tomorrow's history shapers. I'm David Barton. I'm Tim Barton and this is elections.

1:13.7

As we look at elections, one of the important questions is, how do we choose a president?

1:25.8

In America, the president has always been the iconic political figure who has represented

1:30.9

the entire nation.

1:32.1

There's been some really good presidential leaders

1:35.0

in America and some not very good presidential leaders.

1:37.4

And for some of the really good leaders,

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