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Benefits of the Electoral College: National Coalitions
October 31, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
So far this week, we have considered the following benefits of the Electoral College.Election disputes are contained within individual states;Presidents don’t control their own elections; andMost of …
Read More →Benefits of the Electoral College: Decisive Results
October 30, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
The nationwide popular vote margin in 1880 was less than 10,000 votes, or just about .1 percent. Neither candidate had a majority, which is often the case in close presidential elections. Yet James G…
Read More →Benefits of the Electoral College: State, not National, Control
October 29, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
One consequence of the Electoral College is a practical respect for states, both their boundaries and their legislatures. While the federal government has assumed many powers once left to the states,…
Read More →Benefits of the Electoral College: Containing Disputes
October 28, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
It is easy to forget that when we vote “for president,” we really vote for electors pledged to support the candidate we favor. Civics education is not what it used to be, and perhaps the Electoral Co…
Read More →Why the Electoral College?
October 24, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
The Electoral College is under attack because it matters. Presidential elections determine who will direct federal agencies and appoint judges, but the process also shapes the rest of American politi…
Read More →The Electoral College and the Twelfth Amendment Tweak
October 22, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
In American history, there been just one consensus candidate for president. George Washington, the “father of his country” and the “indispensable man,” was chosen in the first two presidential electi…
Read More →Electoral College Doesn’t Cause Candidates to Ignore National Issues
October 16, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
We’re rapidly approaching election day, so it seems like good time to check a claim made by lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). Does it hold up to reality? The claim is …
Read More →How the United States got an Electoral College
October 14, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
Before the Constitution, the United States had a simple legislature with just one chamber. All the national legislative, executive, and judicial powers were in the hands of that Congress. It was gove…
Read More →Elie Mystal Fails Civics
October 11, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College
The Nation is an old, storied magazine that has drifted so far left that it thinks Kamala Harris is too conservative. So when one of its columnists, Elie Mystal, penned a piece entitled “A Lesson in …
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