If projections from news organizations felt insufficient and certified election results from state officials did not convince you, the electoral college has spoken. On Monday, 538 electors in 50 states and the District of Columbia confirmed Joe Biden will be the next president. Biden's 306 electoral votes equaled President Trump's total four years ago. On January 6th, congress will meet to tally those state totals and two weeks later, Joe Biden will assume the presidency. Despite calls to ditch the electoral college in favor of directly electing presidents by popular vote, the electoral college has proven durable amid this seemingly chaotic post-election period marred by charges of fraud, machine error and outright lies. This week on The Debrief, Major Garrett explores the electoral college. How did we get this system? What does slavery have to do with its origins? Should we change the way we elect the president?