Why didn't George Washington vote for himself?
Channel: Premodernist
Date: 2022-12-06

George Washington was elected president in 1789, but hardly anyone voted for him, including himself. The U.S. president is technically elected by electors rather than by eligible voters. Whereas in modern elections voters can still "vote" for a candidate on the ballot, in 1789 voters intentionally voted for electors, as in selecting the names of men to serve in the Electoral College.