Why Does America Have 13,000 Different Sets of Rules For Electing A President?

Where is the Electoral College? Does it have a football team? Mo Rocca goes into the heart of a swing state in 2008 and tries to find answers. Skip to 0:58 for the worst argument for voter ID laws EVER.

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Sara Critchfield

Sep 21, 2012

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