Hawk After Dark Ep 019: Electoral College
August 6, 2024
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as posted by the channelIn the latest episode of Hawk After Dark, Hawk delivers a tirade on the Electoral College that’s as fiery as it is humorous. He kicks things off with a rant about how the Electoral College is basically a Republican "affirmative action program" designed to give red states an unfair edge. Hawk points out that while every other election in the U.S. is decided by popular vote, our presidential election is like choosing the prom king based on who gets the most “votes” from a select few friends instead of the entire class. It’s the equivalent of letting Wyoming’s tiny student body decide the fate of the whole school prom.
Hawk doesn’t stop there—he dives into the history of the Electoral College with a mix of sarcasm and outrage, revealing that its origins are as outdated as your grandma’s rotary phone. Apparently, it was a compromise from the days when the Founding Fathers were more concerned with appeasing slave states than creating a fair voting system. Hawk laments that we’re still stuck with this relic from 1787.
He wraps things up by comparing the Electoral College to a "choose-your-own-adventure" book where every ending is rigged in favor of one side. Hawk highlights the absurdity of having the national election decided by a few swing states, and the impact it has on our democracy. With a mix of frustration and humor, Hawk underscores the need for electoral reform and urges everyone to vote, not just because it’s important, but because our current system is so hilariously broken it might just be a reality TV show in disguise.
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