Let the people pick the president : the case for abolishing the Electoral College
by Wegman, Jesse (Author)
Summary
"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. Polit... Full description
- 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.