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The Electoral College system is bad. New data shows it’s getting worse.

By Zeeshan Aleem

American politicians love to boast that the United States is the greatest democracy in the world. But a little humility is in order. The way the U.S. elects presidents is not the method any self-respecting democracy should use to select its head of state, as our Electoral College system holds us hostage to the whims of a shrinking portion of the electorate.

A new Washington Post report tracing the modern trajectory of the Electoral College has the latest sobering data and finds that the 2024 White House race is “likely to target a smaller share of Americans than at any point in the modern era, despite massive increases in spending due to online fundraising.”

But let's do a quick refresher on our election system before we dig into just how bad those numbers are.

This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. Read the full column here.

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