There is so much information in this chapter that it is hard to know where to begin. Four times the electoral vote and the popular vote were not the same, three times in the 1800’s, and then in 2000. The author states that he is in favor of the popular vote winning rather than the electoral vote. There is good reason that this is not the way we elect our leader, and he chose not to share that with his readers. Since most of the population are centered around cities, and in some cases very large cities (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles etc.), these major populous areas could, and would pass laws favoring them, while rural area’s would not have a say in the matter. An example would be rural farmers who get subsidies that many people think are
