The Electoral System and Influence of Money

Your vote for president doesn't actually go to the candidate. You're really voting for a slate of "electors"—party

loyalists who cast the real votes. A candidate needs 270 of these 538 electoral votes

to win, which is why they only focus on a few swing states. While parties are

just trying to win elections, powerful interest groups are spending big to influence

policy. They use PACs for limited donations, but the real game-changer is Super PACs,

which can spend unlimited, independent cash. It's a system where your vote is filtered

and money talks.