Book

Let the People Pick the President

The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College

Jesse Wegman

2020

St. Martin's Press

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Q&A

A Definitive Case Against the Electoral College

Why the framers created the Electoral College — and why we need to get rid of it.

by Sean Illing, Jesse Wegman via Vox on July 21, 2020
Book Review

The Corrupt Bargain

Two new books make the case against the Electoral College.

by Eric Foner via London Review of Books on May 21, 2020

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Legislators at the podium during a joint session of congress to tally presidential electoral votes in 1969.

How the Electoral College Was Nearly Abolished in 1970

The House approved a constitutional amendment to dismantle the indirect voting system, but it was killed in the Senate by a filibuster.

by Dave Roos via HISTORY on August 3, 2020

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