Nathan’s podcast Nathan Ruark

This segment of Nathan's podcast delves into the controversy of the electoral college and provides a defense for the benefits of having such a system. The area is more gray than black and white. I give my reasoning for supporting the electoral college, but the main idea is to create a discussion to improve our country. Changes can always be made to improve our current system, but we cannot simply write off the electoral college. Discussions around this topic are incredibly important for young college voters like myself. The electoral college is not too many years out from being on the chopping block, and it is our responsibility to be educated in order to make the best decision for our country going forward to preserve representation and social progress.

"Campo-Flores, Arian and Findell, Elizabeth. "Latino Voters Drifted From Democrats in Florida and Texas." The Wall Street Journal, 5 Nov. 2020, https://www.wsj.com/articles/latino-voters-drifted-from-democrats-in-florida-and-texas-11604582691.

Cohen, Steve, et al. “The Pros and Cons of the Electoral College.” Congressional Digest, vol. 99, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 18–28. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=143165384&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

“Does the Electoral College Need Reform? Common Critiques of the Electoral College and How to Fix Them.” Congressional Digest, vol. 99, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 5–9. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=143165378&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

"Pro/Con: Should the Electoral College be abolished?" Victoria Advocate [Victoria, TX], 25 Apr. 2016. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A450495746/OVIC?u=uky_main&sid=OVIC&xid=4bcfb999. 

This podcast highlights the great polarized American divide. Families are broken and trust is lost. We have become illiterate in tolerance. My experience has shown me that tolerance is essential and can be learned and crafted like a skill. College peers, we are the future, and we can be the change.

Look at literacy, and the art form of tolerance that is lost in our nation.