Let the people pick the president the case for abolishing the Electoral College
"A radical spirit of change has overtaken American politics, making once-unthinkable reforms-like abolishing the Electoral College-seem possible. Two of the last five elections were won by candidates who lost the popular vote, calling the integrity of the entire electoral system into question....
| Main Author: | Wegman, Jesse (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : A more perfect union
- Did the Founders fear democracy?
- The fraught origins of the Electoral College
- Did the Electoral College ever really work?
- The second founding
- One person, one vote
- Setting the record straight, part one : common Electoral College myths
- The national popular vote interstate compact
- Setting the record straight, part two : common popular vote myths
- Imagining a national popular vote.