Whether the Republicans cry “fraud” or the Democrats scream
“disenfranchised” we can be certain of one thing after the polls
close: the President of the United States won’t be elected
today. Even if there are no hanging chads or last minute court
appeals, the election of the President won’t be made until
December 13. That is, after all, the way the Founding Fathers
designed the system to work. Confused? Then it’s probably time
for a brief refresher on the Electoral College: Where did the
Electoral College system come from? Although the term “Electoral
College” is never used in the Constitution (Article 2, Section
1, Clauses 2 and 3), the electors that choose the President at
each election are traditionally called a College (meaning a
group of people organized toward a common goal). The Electoral
College was proposed by James Wilson at the Constitutional
Convention as a compromise between those who wanted the Congress
to choose the President and those who believed the election
should be decided by the state le