In 2000 and 2016, the Democratic presidential nominees won the popular vote but not the electoral college.
Today marks the last day of voting in an election that both sides have called one of the most important in American history. And while much remains unknown about what the coming days, and even weeks, will bring, the polls have seemed to indicate that Joe Biden will receive more votes than Donald Trump. Whether those votes translate into a Biden presidency is another question – one that will only be answered by what happens in the Electoral College.
Jesse Wegman is a member of the editorial board at The New York Times and author of the book, “Let the People Pick the President.” He joined Diane to talk about how the founders settled on the Electoral College system and, why he believes this way of selecting the president should be reformed.
Doctor Francis Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years. He reflects on his legacy and his agency's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Congress expert Norman Ornstein on what the debate over the debt limit says about dysfunction in Congress, and his ideas for how to fix it.
Trump impeachment witness Fiona Hill on what her own background says about this political moment, and why she thinks the greatest threat to American democracy now comes from within.
Cities and states across the country are exploring reparations programs for Black Americans, but not all reparations advocates think it's the right approach. Diane talks to Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston, Ill., and William Darity, Jr., and Kirsten Mullen, the co-authors of the book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century”
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