the electoral college as set forth by hamilton and madison and others was that the voting citizens that is property white males would elect a set of electors really upstanding citizens who themselves would decide who the president was going to be. they were not to be bound by the popular vote in their states. so we've moved very far away from the system as it was originally envisioned. >> professor mcadam, thank you so much for your expertise. i appreciate your book as well. >> thank you, michael. when you're wrong, you're wrong and neuro scientist and number cruncher extraordinary sam wong called 49 of 50 states in 2012, but like many others he got tuesday wrong. he was here last weekend and could not be swayed from his conviction that clinton would win. >> honestly this race is the