Episode 33: 538 randos

Episode 33 of the Why the F@#! It Matters podcast, hosted by Maggie Rockwell, titled "Episode 33: 538 randos" was published on September 30, 2024 and runs 15 minutes.

September 30, 2024 ·15m · Why the F@#! It Matters

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Summary

What is the electoral college? Why do I keep hearing the phrase 'swing state'? You know you've typed this into Google a time or two and you probably found a bunch of words that ultimately explained nothing. We've got you. Maggie is back with her usual ramblings, including the RFK whale head debacle and her bartender lore, but more importantly, WTFIM is breaking down the 5 w's of the electoral college, along with what swing states are and if they're even important to this election. (Hi...

Episode Description

What is the electoral college?
Why do I keep hearing the phrase 'swing state'?

You know you've typed this into Google a time or two and you probably found a bunch of words that ultimately explained nothing. We've got you.
Maggie is back with her usual ramblings, including the RFK whale head debacle and her bartender lore, but more importantly, WTFIM is breaking down the 5 w's of the electoral college, along with what swing states are and if they're even important to this election.

(Hint: they are. You're gonna want to hear this).

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Check out all the sources used for this episode (full list on website):
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/north-carolina/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/03/electoral-votes-swing-state-margins-explained
https://www.usa.gov/electoral-college
https://news.gallup.com/poll/651353/americans-favor-replacing-electoral-college-system.aspx
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors
https://wildcat.arizona.edu/121890/news/election-2020-is-arizona-finally-going-blue/
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-4936052/swing-states-presidential-elections
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/the-electoral-college-simplified/
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/7-swing-states-that-could-decide-the-2024-presidential-election
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-harris-poll-battleground-swing-states-election-2024-rcna172480
https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-investigation-09c494d8164c6f9bde9ece39637ea4d3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/23/harris-trump-rfk-jr-election-updates/
https://rollc