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# Receive free access to Hillsdale’s video “The Electoral College Explained”—learn about how the Electoral College preserves free and representative government.

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The movement for a national popular vote for presidential elections is gaining momentum. Currently, 59% of Americans favor replacing the Electoral College with a direct popular vote, and 18 states (and D.C.) have pledged to adopt a popular vote.

If more states join in, we’ll likely see ballot harvesting, rigged elections, and…

The loss of YOUR voice in presidential elections. 

Learning about the Electoral College *must* be a priority for informed patriots like you and me. 

In this informative video, Hillsdale College politics professor will teach you…

- Why the American Founders created the Electoral College and how the two-party system changes the way it functions
- How the Electoral College prevents political campaigns from focusing only on urban—and not rural—voters; and
- What presidential elections would look like without the Electoral College and how the national popular vote could lead to a *decrease* in election integrity.

Receive instant access to “The Electoral College Explained” today! You can tell us where to send it using the secure form below. 

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