E-Books →Graduating from the Electoral College

Together, they are collectively known as the Electoral College, an institution that is protected by a dizzying array of myths and misunderstandings. This book argues incisively that the Electoral College neither lives up to the Founding Fathers' expectations nor the modern arguments offered in its defense.
Drawing on a thorough analysis that includes every single presidential election from 1788 to 2020, Tomas McIntee finds that the Electoral College does not have a systematic bias in favor of small states, rural voters, or either of the two major political parties. Instead, it is chaotic; it favors large battleground states, rewards regionally divisive candidates, and is more susceptible to everything from fraud to bad weather.
It's time to graduate from the Electoral College.
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