Candidacy to the candidate that did not get the most votes. The election was also disheartening and other ways, but essentially it was not an election and at an entire aimed at an election an entire country. Experience of the last election has led many people to ask, why do we continue to have the system . What are the prospects for doing something about it . Im going to speak about what the Electoral College is. President y to become you have to win a majority of the total Electoral College votes. If no one gets a majority, and vetotremely undemocratic of the constitution, every state would get one vote in a runoff. You may be surprised to learn that the constitution does not require that people vote for president. It does not limit the ways states can choose their electors. State legislatures have complete authority to choose electors in a way that they see fit. For the last century and a half that has met separately in each state. It is mostly on a winner take all basis. The states
Welcome, everyone. It is really tremendous to see so many people in the room for what is a really important issue. It does not get enough tension. For the next hour were going to focus on the peculiar way we choose or president. Not by direct selection of our people, but indirect manner. Electors who then go through process to select our president. Louder. Okay. Can you hear me now if i speak like this . Okay. The election of duty experience that was disheartening in other ways with our panelists will get into, but it was not an election aimed at the entire country. It was an election aimed at about a dozen battleground states if you did not live in a battleground state. You were essentially a bystander in the election. The experience has led many people to ask why. Why do we continue to have this system and what are the processfect proces prospects of doing something about it. Im going to speak about the Electoral College. The constitution sets the rules of the college. To become pres
On the peculiar way that we choose our president , not through a direct election by the people, but in an indirect by 51 separate elections to elect 538 electors who then go through a process to select our president. Louder i can you hear me now if speak like this . The election of donald trump marked the fifth time in our history that the Electoral College awarded the presidency to the candidate that did not win the most votes. The experience of the last election was also disheartening in other ways that our panelists will get into, but essentially, it was not an election aimed at the entire country. It was an election aimed at about a dozen battleground states, and if you do not live in one of those battleground states, you were essentially a bystander in the election. The experience of the last election has led many people to asked why we continue to have this system and what are the somethingfor doing about it. I will speak for a couple of minutes about what the Electoral College i
Primary races, plus, Global Markets selling off. The dow seeing its biggest drop in four years on friday. Are we looking at a correction . What now with your investments and we are watching how asian markets open. The president s of u. S. Trugs will join us live ahead to an important week. The United States facing serious challenges from the plunging stock market to the battle against isis. Each candidate in the race for 2016 thinks he or she is the person to lead this great country to overcome those challenges. This past week in iowa Ohio Governor john kasich delivering a message of compassion urging americans to come together to solve these challenges. Both the tone and message that is setting himself apart from the gop field. President ial candidate Ohio Governor john kasich joins us right now live. Govern governor, great to have you on the program. Welcome. Thanks, maria. Always a pleasure. First, i want to ask you about what we experienced last week. More than a 5 selloff in the m
Reporter a spokesman for the American Beverage Association told me they are not keen on the idea claiming bans dont change peoples behavior. But the association is working with the city of new york on an initiative to go into communities like the south bronx, bedfordstuyvesant and crown heights. The goal is to get residents to reduce their daily beverage caloric intake by 20 . We have heard this before. Let us know what you think about kids being carded to buy soda on our website, cbsnewyork. Com. New at 6 00 tonight, the long island rail road getting an upgrade that will hopefully improve the service on the busy ronkokoma branch. Cbs 2s meg baker shows us why improvements are so needed. Reporter 48,000 commuters ride the long island rail roads ronkokoma line each weekday. And commuters say at times, it hasnt been a pleasant ride. It gets crowded at the end of the day and everyone is pushing. Reporter today the long island rail road announced an upgrade to improve service. This line wa