Wade Burleson at Istoria

Wade Burleson at Istoria

Share this post

Wade Burleson at Istoria
Wade Burleson at Istoria
What Is Needed to Fix the Electoral College?

What Is Needed to Fix the Electoral College?

Camden Robert's Award-Winning National Essay

Wade Burleson's avatar
Wade Burleson
Nov 08, 2021
∙ Paid

Share this post

Wade Burleson at Istoria
Wade Burleson at Istoria
What Is Needed to Fix the Electoral College?
Share

Camden Roberts, a young nineteen-year-old scholar and resident of Enid, Oklahoma, won a scholarship by writing and winning nationwide essay contest on answering the question, "What Is Needed to Fix the Electoral College." 

Camden is a member of Emmanuel Enid and currently works for the Red River Insitute of History as their Director of Operations while attending college.  Camden first heard about the contest and potential scholarship while a senior in high school. His high school guidance counselor at Chisholm High School told him about it. According to Cambden:

"This essay contest stood out to me because I saw it in the election season of 2020, where all over the news I was seeing poll numbers and maps showing which candidate was doing better and where. I kept noticing a pattern of how a majority of blue states had a majority of red counties. I didn’t feel like this was right, that a few cities can decide for an entire state where the electoral votes would go, so I mulled over a plan o…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Wade Burleson at Istoria to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Wade Burleson
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share