John Brown's Notes and Essays
Sunday, July 23, 2017
The Irony of Trump's Election Victory
The irony is that Trump was elected not because of a majority of the popular vote, but thanks to the
electoral college
-- which the Founders had established in part to prevent demagogues from becoming president of the United States ("
Hamilton was also concerned about somebody unqualified, but with a talent for 'low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity', attaining high office
").
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