The Electoral College insulates the election of the President from the people by having the people elect not the person of the President, but the person of an Elector who is pledged to vote for a specific person for President.
Conditions that cause swollen feet and ankles include pregnancy, a foot or ankle injury, lymphedema and infections, explains WebMD. Other possible causes include heart, liver or kidney disease; a blood clot; or venous insufficiency.
Swelling in the ankles can be a general medical systemic cause. Heart failure, diabetes, kidney problems (nephritis), drugs like gabapentin etc...will usually cause equal swelling in both feet. One foot implies something is going on there. 1) swelling can reflect something in the abdomen...swelling. Lymph nodes, ovary etc.