The 2016 election made clear that the Electoral College does not weigh votes from all states equally. A new analysis suggests the power of your vote is closely linked to voter turnout in your state.
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The Electoral College has survived 227 years and, arguably, has never truly been needed. Now would be a good time to use it.
With two of the past five presidential election winners losing the popular vote, it's hard to justify the continuation of the Electoral College.
Swinburne political scientist Bryan Cranton looks at why so many experts got the US Election so wrong
Swinburne University political scientist Bryan Cranston makes his final US Election Day predictions.
Global audiences have heard of US election terms like the primaries, the conventions and the Electoral College. But the history and exact meaning of these terms remains a mystery to many.
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Bryan Cranston is a Friend of The Conversation.PhD Candidate in Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie campus, Pennsylvania State University
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
