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Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
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Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
- George C. Edwards III; Foreword by Neal R. Peirce
A critique of arguments in favor of the electoral college and a persuasive argument for direct election of the president
A distinguished political scientist critiques arguments in favor of the electoral college and offers a persuasive argument for direct election of the president.
“[With] excellent descriptions of how the electoral system actually works, [this] is the most cogent and up-todate criticism I have read.”—Alexander Keyssar, New York Review of Books
“This crisp handbook . . . outlines the origins of the electoral college . . . and demonstrates the many ways it violates democratic norms.”—New Yorker
“Timely [and] relevant. . . . [Edwards’s] principal lines of argument deserve extensive debate in both the news media and the Congress.”—Lewis H. Lapham, Harper’s
“Compelling . . . [and] meticulous.”—Glenn C. Altschuler, New York Observer
GEORGE C. EDWARDS III is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M; University. His books include At the Margins: Presidential Leadership of Congress and On Deaf Ears: The Limits of the Bully Pulpit, both published by Yale University Press. NEAL R . PEIRCE, a prominent Washington journalist, writes a national column on state and local government themes syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group
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