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Electoral College needs courage

Can the Electoral College save the nation? Will they? Once again the real actual number of votes overrules (called the popular vote) the number game that was set up 200 years ago.

Does the Electoral College have the courage to do what is right and select the person who actually received the majority of votes. They can and they should. But will they?

It will take a lot of personal courage for each member to follow their inner knowledge and cast aside the old Electoral College system and save the nation.

This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 10:25 AM with the headline "Electoral College needs courage."

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