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There are over an estimated 332 million people in the United States, with population estimates predicting almost 342 million by 2024, the next presidential election. But just 538 people decide who will be president; that’s about 0.000156% of the population deciding the president.
The racism at the root of the Electoral College persists, suppressing the votes of people of color in favor of voters from largely homogenously white states.
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