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It isn't The Founders' fault that Hillary's campaign failed to turn out voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Many of the people upset with the election results have been calling the electoral college outdated. Here is my defense of the process.
It seems that the 2016 Presidential Election results have generated much happiness and excitement for some, and much anger and angst for others. I think this is a good moment to take a step back and ask ourselves why this need to be the case.
For the big picture, I think the extreme outpouring of emotion on both sides reveals the problems of centralization of power and majoritarianism. When so much power is in the hands of a central government, everything in life is up for grabs by majority vote.
Well I can certainly say I welcome the arrival of election day. We can now at least get a breather from the non-stop coverage and endless arguing over the personalities of the candidates. I’ve been most discouraged in this election cycle by the utter lack of deep discussion of policy, and laser like focus on email habits or video tapes of crude statements made privately more than a decade ago. Folks, this whole thing is entertainment and nothing more.
Go out and vote and no matter the outcome BELIEVE that America will remain great! No matter who wins, remember, America is far greater than either Hilary or Trump and sometimes, even the worst can do great things and the best not move the needle at all.
Yesterday in the streets of Chicago everyone identified as a winner with the victory the Cubs achieved but then later in the day, no doubt reverted to their own ‘best’ identity. Identities are divided into two broad categories, ascribed (based on innate characteristics) or achieved (based on personal effort). The bond that united this otherwise disparate group was their common identity as Cubs fans.
Trump recently made a comment in Hindi, and said "we love Hindus, we love India..." and put out a campaign ad for "Indians" (airing on Indian TV channels in the US). The comments from the Indians as reported by BBC are so reflective of what many minorities think of Trump and his shady tactics.
