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Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
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Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America Paperback - 2005

by George C. Edwards; Foreword by Neal R. Peirce

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Americans currently choose their president through the electoral college, an extraordinarily complex mechanism that may elect a candidate who does not receive the most votes. In this provocative book, George Edwards III argues that--contrary to what supporters of the electoral college claim--there is no real justification for a system that might violate majority rule.

Drawing on systematic data, Edwards finds that the electoral college does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, does not provide presidents with effective coalitions for governing, and does little to protect the American polity from the alleged harms of direct election of the president. In fact, the electoral college distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states and some large ones and pay little attention to minorities, and it encourages third parties to run presidential candidates and discourages party competition in many states.

Edwards demonstrates effectively that direct election of the president without a runoff maximizes political equality and eliminates the distortions in the political system caused by the electoral college.

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  • Title Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
  • Author George C. Edwards; Foreword by Neal R. Peirce
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 198
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, USA
  • Publication date September 7, 2005
  • ISBN 9780300109689 / 0300109687
  • Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.54 x 6.32 x 0.72 in (24.23 x 16.05 x 1.83 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Presidents - United States - Election, Electoral college - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code 324.63

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George C. Edwards III is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University. He is editor of Presidential Studies Quarterly and holds the George and Julia Blucher Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies in the Bush School. 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 is a prominent Washington journalist.

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