Think about the numerical value of one.
Math is important in politics. The roots of our system can be traced to England. One person, the King, held absolute power. In 1215, C.E., King John signed the Magna Carta. [FN1] 1/7

One authority, the King, no longer held absolute power.
Another dynamic was belief in the “divine right of kings”: The doctrine that monarchy is God's chosen form of government, and that rebellion against the monarch is always a sin. [FN2] 2/7

Our State and national governments have evolved away from divine authority for government as well as recognizing the consent of the Governed as the source of legitimacy of government. [FN3] giving people authority 3/7

This iteration of the GOP as flipped math on its head. Scholarly authority notes: “As far as I know, the presidency is the only elected office in the United States in which the person with the most votes in the final election does not necessarily win.” [FN4] 4/7

In Indiana, we no longer should refer to the magaGOP ticket for Gov/Lt Gov as Braun/Beckwith. By virtue of 891 votes of delegates to June’s State magaGOP Convention, if the GOP wins, the real power will reside with Beckwith. We are back to the the numerical of one. 5/7

Footnotes:
FN1. “Widely viewed as one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.” https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/magna-carta 6/7

FN2. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.201108...
FN3. Declaration of Independence.
FN4. Finkelman, “The Proslavery Origins of the Electoral College,” 23 Cardozo L Rev 1145, 1146 (2002). 7/7