Does our vote even matter? What does the Electoral College even do?: November Meeting Reflections

Mentee Kennedy Moses asks a question about the electoral college

This election season gave us a glimpse of how exciting and heated politics can become as Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton competed to become the 2016 Presidential Elect. As we developed our own questions about how the American democracy operates, we knew that our mentees would too and aimed to make sure they were well informed about the politics of the society they live in. Thus, our November meeting focused on educating our mentees and ourseleves on what the election results mean for America’s future and the intricacies of electing a president. Mentors and mentees engaged in an open presentation and discussion that elucidated topics such as the differences between the republican and democratic party, the importance of voting, and who and what the electoral college really does.  

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