Electing a US President in Plain English
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- Short guide to understanding how the U.S. elects a new president. This has been viewed well over a million times and helped many people finally understand the Electoral College.
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12 years ago and this video feels like it was made today
200 years and this electoral gollege still suck
I came here to learn also... Lol
Man, I've been watching videos on this matter all day long and this is BY FAR the most explicative one.
Thank you so much.
felipe senler same here. the first time I watched a video on this topic,i almost went through a migraine. lol.
Same. The others have too many details; primaries, caucuses , etc that happen even before the general elections. It's very confusing.
right... took me so long ... I've read articles, watched videos, and nothing has helped as much as this
@Eyelanderules I'm from america, and this guy explained this better than ANY of my teachers have. Im in college
wow... u grow up
Yann sithrag lol
Agreed
Ur here Stone Mountain?
Agree. This is my Nth time watching videos describing about Electoral College. And this is the simplest explanation
I, too, would like to vote for Triangle.
I Think im more a circle kind of a person ⭕️ 😂
@@ellenbager7511 Really? I can't stand their outrageous take on foreign policy. Seems very arrogant to me!
@@FloralCelestiality lol I thought the figures didn’t stand for anything? So I was just joking lol 😝
@@ellenbager7511 I'm joking too and wish you'd follow along.
I’m a ⭕️
Thanks. I have an exam in 2 days and your video was in my class :)
Haha, same! xD
U need class for that shit? No wonder ur president has a negative iq
Frère balec
@Adrian The US? I live in Norway (Thankfully 🤭)
Same here in Belgium 🇧🇪
Who's watching this in 2020?
during the election too
English hw
I am watching this in 2020,cause my teacher told me to.
@@cindyting2323 I'm too!!
i now understand this kind of unfair
voting
Why is this video not the first one in recommendations. I had so many questions that weren't getting answered and you sum'd them all up. Thanks!
But not me.
This is by far the simplest explanation of what can be a very complex topic I have ever seen. Thanks!
yay! mr triangle is gonna be our new president!!!
Mr.Triangle 😇😇😇😇
Yeah! Best comment ever!
Hahaha
So funny 🤣. I think it is just a example.
@@cindyting2323 you THINK
You helped me to understand that shitty system. Thank you
Ugh same. Neither could mine cuz it's fucked
This video has been the best informative in CZcams. Thank you for making us more aware on how the Electoral Vote works. It has been a mystery for many decades. Not even college professors could explain it to me in the late 1990's.
this is an amazing video. it's better than any other "official explanations" make by the authority. plus the handicrafts are also great !
for an outsider it was always confusing for me & I would always end up getting more confused whenever I watched some other videos. but thanks to your video I finally understood how it works 👍
Oh my gosh thank you! I finally, finally, finally get how this works!!!
Thank you! This is the only explanation that I’ve understood so far
This video (method of presentation) is brilliant! Thank you!
The biggest issue I've found during voting in the US is the amount of gerrymandering that occurs. The party in the state with the most authority will alter the districts in ways to make sure the other party's strongest districts are broken and has a stronger representation of the party in power. It means the representation of the state is significantly altered in one party's favor.
Easy to understand, awesome!
Best video so far on this.❤️
thanks alot this really helped me out with a presentation i´m working on
We are studying this in school and our teacher told us to watch this video. And it helped me sooooo much. Thanks!
Me too, but I'm French XD
Me too, and I'm Italian :D
flavio fabrizio
So cool ! But sorry I can't speak Italian because I don't know speak Italian... XD
+Jadette No problem! :) I have studied French for three years at middle school, but not anymore now (now I'm learning English, Spanish and German at a language high school), but I can still remember some very simple French sentences and words :D
flavio fabrizio
Okay cool ! I learn Spanish and English too.
Thank you, I'm glad I'm finally cleared up on that! Very well made and informative, but could someone please explain why does it not include Nebraska and Maine???
I want to know aswell
I have watched so many other videos and this one instantly helps me understands it
you swayed it....thank you sir for the neat explanation and scoring visuals
Great, thanks! Any chance you could explain in simple terms also what's the deal with Delegates and Electors? I thought the people you were referring to as Electors were actually the Delegates but now I learned that's not the case. So then what's up with Delegates? Is is a synonym?
After watching over 5 videos, this is the most helpful and easy to understand one!
12 years ago video is still helpful
Thank you. It is really simple indeed.
wow.this is actually really helpful.thx
Hi I'm french and we learn and watch this video to study english in school.
I have a test tomorrow.... D=
I Hope you fail :)
CJ Cahill Why? It's mean :(
Nah im joking! You got this!
Lord Genos Nah im joking! You got this!
So what I don't get is why the fuck we DON'T just count every vote. Seems a lot simpler and much more efficient.
Kaptain MilkyMilk How exactly does this voter fraud happen?
+James Vance yess true! because here in Sweden the election only takes about 1 day, and the like 9 in the morning we all know who's winning and then it only takes like 2-4 days until everything is done! ;)
and we count every vote.
William Bergman Sweden is a lot smaller, so that’s more logical there. It’s like is just one small state held the election here.
Good & very clear to understand!
im doing a report on this topic and this summed up 4 weeks of searching in a little less than 4 minutes thank you so much!
1:41, Gerrymandering at it's finest.
you should see india's map
Nah its no gerrymandering
Being a guy from Communism country, this kind of system really confused me a lot. Therefore, I want to ask some questions. First of all, by viewing this video, it gives me a feeling that none of the voting counts: not the senators, not the people, not the popular vote, but the "electors" who decides who is the presidents in this country. Second, are they (electors) going to stand out and saying that "I'm going to Vote President Obama" to the people in that State. Therefore, people in that states would vote for him (electors)? In conclusion, does the U.S. presidential candidates like Obama and Romney needs to have a strong connections with the electors? for example, spending a lot of grey money on whom they can help them win the election. Please answer my question I'm really curious.
Hong......In a way the popular vote does count because which ever candidate wins the popular vote in any state wins all the "Electoral Votes (or electors) of that state. The "electors" are required to honestly turn in their vote. There has been a few times in U S history where an elector has gone against his oath. (When they do that they are known a a "faithless elector") but those situations were resolved and didn't effect the outcome of the elections. Being a "faithless elector" is probably illegal although I have never heard of a faithless elector being arrested or jailed.
Please describe what is your impression of communist system? From both negative and positive way...I'm curious!
Hong rui Zhang Honestly....being an American, an American who grew up during the cold war with Russia my impressions are mostely negative. I am willing to admit that some of what I was told would be inaccurate propaganda.
I honestly do not know a lot about communism.....but ....to quote an American politician from the past (sorry I can't remember his name).......he said: "The ideal form of goverment would probably be a mix of capitalism & communism"
inkey2 well, that is the most smart answer I ever heard !! hahaha I love U.S.A at the mean time, I hate people who love other countries and hate their own country. I came from chinese middle class and I love U.S a lot before I came here to study, but after a while I realize the importance of loving your own country and cultures especially for being a chinese. I started to learn Confucius after I came to the U.S, and I like to learn U.S history and I travel to Taxes and other Southern States to see the difference between Philadelphia and other parts of the white suburb and latino community. but personally I don't really like kim kardashian and fantasy football.
Hong rui Zhang LOL.......Kim Kardashian........you can add Paris Hilton to that list too
the explanation was pretty cool and clear.. kudos!!
this was a very helpful video! nicely done
Why not just count the number of people?
+Med Med Then the rich & wealthy would lose influence and we all know that that's a big no-no in an Oligarchy such as the US. Careful there, you sound like someone who wants true democracy ;)
:))
because racism was in favour so it was too avoid stupid things like slavery
(I could be wrong.) I would assume the electoral candidates for each state are wealthy.If you live in a mostly republican state (example Texas), chances are your state choice and electoral votes will be the republican candidate. So if you're a democrat living in a republican state, Most likely, your vote won't really matter. Now, lets say for example: Californians majority votes Hillary. 29 out of 55 electoral votes disregards the majority and votes trump. Well, Trump wins that state. Yet again, who you voted for doesn't really matter because the electors disregarded the state and chose for themselves. The state is suppose to help them choose who to vote for, but that doesn't mean they have too. Florida is considered a swing state because they can literally sway either way. I live here in TN. Pretty sure trump has this state. Unless our electors decide differently. I am still trying to understand it was well, So if someone reads this and I have it wrong, feel free to correct me or add to this. If this is indeed true, there really is no point in me voting.
Because the white majority would win every time.
Who else is watching this for class
Nah I am waiting for this year’s election
me lol
Joe Biden is winning.Six more electoral votes 🗳 he will win!
Thank you for explain
Very clear, you're very good!!! Thank you.
What happened to one man, one vote?
"democracy" happened, lol.
It's "One man, one vote...For whose vote counts to actually elect the president." 😁
That system guaranteed the white people would get what they wanted and the minorities would get dirt and rocks.
You're implying minorities and the majority don't vote for the same person. It's kind of down the middle for the most part.
RevoMation! Minorities and the majority don't vote for the same _things_ because they do not need or want the same _things_.
WTF:
California --> 53 districts + 2 senators = 55 Electors ,
Kansas --> 4 districts + 2 senators = 6 Electors.
But population of California - 36 milion, Kansas - 3 milion.
So ration of Electors is 55/6 = 9.16 and population ratio is 36/3 = 12
Meaning --->The vote of the people COUNT LESS.
Why don't you just count the people??? I can borrow you my old 3rd grade calculator, it can handle all your people....
Something is fishy in this system.
the reason why we have this bcs candidates would visit bigger cities or states in oder to win they would probably never visit any state with less than 4 million people when they can visit houston 15 milliom million or san fransico 12 million thats why we dont have popular vote#!!
@@whycaredontask7579 Those are still Americans. Even if they live in a condensed area.
@Ana S the country would literally break apart if they did that
Hey, thanks for the refresher man!
Very nicely explained, thanks.....
Bernie 2k16 please vote guys so we dont have a corrupt president.
***** let this fire spread
Brett Dent If you are a republican, you prob have your head so far up your ass you look like a human knot. If you are a Hillary supporter, let me put it this way.. Hillary is the more suitable candidate for the system we have now, but Bernie is the most suitable candidate for the system that we need to be a sustainable candidate.
Brett Dent Okay.. lol.. So first of all, I might be stereotyping, but its not much of a stereotype if its mostly true about the party. I mean, they all denied climate change... Virtually all of them deny basic science, and that is having your head up your ass. The trickle down theory has been proven to not work, along with many of the other things that they propose.
If you think that you are so intelligent then look around you and make your own observations about the world instead hating against people that trump tells to hate. Same with ted cruz.
Also, its not that hard to assume you are a republican, listen to yourself.
Brett Dent I thought you said you were conservative.. "I perfer the title conservative". Let me make another hefty generalization, you prob support trump or cruz who are both racist, homophobic, and against atheist. If you believe in those values then I dont know what to say. Its pointing your finger at the wrong issues.
Also, about climate change; the only reason that climate change is being questioned is because people, like the koch brothers, poor millions and millions of dollars into our government to make people believe it is a hoax. Yes, climate change is a real thing, and Yes, it is caused by human activity. When we poor CO2 into the air it doesnt just go nowhere, and based on basic scientific knowledge we know that it is a problem that we have to deal with immediately. It is the biggest threat to our country, and I would listen to the scientists, not the republican party.
There isnt much to understand about the conservatives except that many of them are ignorant. And yes, i assume there have been good ones in the past, but I feel like the party has become shit. Mostly because of the republican candidates who are running. The last republican president we had fucked our country up pretty bad *cough* *cough* BUSH.
I dont know why you would be against someone like Bernie Sanders who has so much to bring to our country. That the best part about him is that he isnt hating against people based on their religion and race, he is for the people.
anyone but trump
Get rid of the electoral college, and let the people decide who will be the president by the popular vote.
Did you get anything from this video? It was set up to make the election fair. I suggest you gather more information on why we have the electoral college.
@@Pinkdesert Thank you for suggesting me to gather more information. I did take classes in Political Science in my former Universities. I do understand that it was set up to make the "election fair," (according to the founders) but in my "opinion" it is not fair because it does not really reflect the Will of the people. For example, in a state that a Democrat or a Republican wins by .05, whoever took the extra .05 vote wins the whole state even though it was almost halved. That is why it is not really fair because without the electoral college every single vote would count in every single state. Then, it will really reflect the will of the people. But with the electoral college, the will of the people is not really reflected.
@@Pinkdesert one major problem is the "winner take all" nature of the current system. As mentioned by @Alberto Sandoval if all of a state's electoral votes goes to the winner of the popular vote of the state the vote can dramarically veer from the popular vote. Another problem, which this video doesn't address, is that the electors - who are actually voting to elect the president and vice president - are NOT required to cast their votes in accord with how their states have voted. They are actually allowed to vote how they want.
@@dorisr5384 That is true
Great Information. Thanks.
thank you so much for your simple down to earth explanation of the election process!
The system incredibly flawed and unfair to smaller states. Each particular vote should count.
Please explain. The electoral college actually enhances to voices of the voters in the small states.
D Smith Very simple: each person should vote directly to a candidate and all votes should be counted individually. The candidate with most votes win. Instead of a few electoral colleges, there should be millions of voters. This indirect system America has is incredibly unfair and unheard of anywhere else.
+Fabrizio Aldonne You didn't answer my question. How is the electoral college unfair to small states? Because the number of electoral votes each state is allotted is equal to that states total representation in Congress, small states have a greater proportion of voters per capita than the larger states. Having a national popular vote for President would diminish the voice of the voters in the smaller states.
D Smith I didn't say it was unfair to small states. It is unfair to everyone. Now kindly explain why direct vote would "diminish the voice of the voters in the smaller states"?
+Fabrizio Aldonne Do you not understand how federalism in the US works? If you're not American, I understand. Allow me to explain. Like I said, the number of electors that each state is allotted is exactly the same as its total representation in Congress. There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives to represent popular interests. These seats are apportioned among the states according to population with no state having less than one seat. Each of the 50 states also has two seats in the Senate to represent individual states interests. The electoral college provides a reasonably fair balance of popular interests and states interests. Abolishing the electoral college would effectively diminish the voice of voters in the small states by removing the representation of the electors that represent the states Senate delegation. With a national vote, voters in large states and densely populated urban areas would control the election of the President at the expense of the concerns of voters in the smaller states.
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So helpful!
Very clear, thx
Thanks, electoral college. Now we have Dorito Hitler.
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jes your in right !!
TRUMP2020
Something tells me you don't know who Hitler really was.
Its simple. Count everyone's vote. Then see who has the most and that candidate wins. Stop separating states. Everyone is equal.
You will not have a United States if you do that.
This made perfect sense. Thank you.
thank you this really helped
What an overly complicated and silly system
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Why
that is really helpful. thanks .
You explain it in such detail,
Terrific explanation! Thanks for making the video!
Awesome video. Thanks!!!!!
Ugh Finally, this helps so much. Ive seen other videos and it just didn't click.
...very well done....our thanks in AK....wish more people understood this simple process.....
This is super clear thanks really
this is the best explaination iv ever seen
THANK YOU for explaining us this "complicated" election process...
it helps us foreign students a lot to understand it and to do our english homework well !
Really helpful video. Thank you very much!
crystal clear thank u
Thanks .Your video is very useful for me.
VERY GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU
this is a great presentation
This is so easy to understand, thanks!
Great explanation wonderful job thank you!!! 👏👏👏
This just made it very clear. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
the first and only video really understandable, THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Great! Thanks so much!!!!
Very Well Explained. Thank you.
Très bonnes explications !!! Thank you ; )
very good indeed...great video..
Thanks for the video. Now I understand what they are talking about.
Good Job. Easy to catch up.
Thx for this good and short explaining :)
Excellent! 👌
holy crap this helped me understand this so much better, thank uuuuuuu
Thank you
Thanks a lot. I'm from India who found it maddeningly difficult to understand until now.
I've looked at other ones yours was the only one that really made a lot of sen And didn't confuse the hell out of me Thank you very much you did a good job
i always wanted to knw!!
thx
I'm watching in 2020 and this is the best explanation of the Electoral College I have seen/read
Watched this already two times in class. Great video
Love the video.
That is brilliant! Thank you so much for this, very clear.
u still alive?
THANK YOU. Finally someone who explains it clearly so that you can understand.
thank you dude, this was very helpful :)
Your videos are great
Thanks a lot for this video. I teach English in Spain and it really helped me and my students to understand the whole process.
I love the simple illustrations used LOL! I learned about this process in 7th grade Civics class 16 years ago but I totally forgot how it really works.
commoncraft is the best! make more videos!
thx mate, u helped me a lot for my talk tommorow ;)
Thank you man!