Professor Rakove speaks about the election of the President of the United States. He begins by analyzing Colorado Amendment 36, a question of if Colorado should divide its electoral vote or continue with winner-take-all. He ponders how this implies when a voter should vote, but really looks at the philosophical implications of winner-take-all for the electoral college. Rakove then looks at the history of the electoral college itself. He talks about alternatives the founding fathers considered: popular election and election by Congress. He says popular election was discarded because of (a) the Southern/slavery question and (b) the ignorance of the populace due to provincial 18th century life. He says election by Congress was turned down because of separation of power. He then shows how the elections of 1796 and 1800 and partisan calculations are the foundation for winner-take-all. Rakove hopes "all hell breaks lose" regarding electoral-versus-popular vote in November so that America seriously reconsiders the electoral system.