Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
by George C. Edwards III; Foreword by Neal R. PeirceFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2005-09-07
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary
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
Author Biography
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
Table of Contents
| Foreword by Neal R. Peirce, | ix | ||
| Preface, | xv | ||
| 1 How the Electoral College Works, | 1 | (30) | |
| 2 The Electoral College and Political Equality, | 31 | (24) | |
| 3 Contingent Elections, | 55 | (23) | |
| 4 The Origins of the Electoral College, | 78 | (14) | |
| 5 Protecting Interests, | 92 | (30) | |
| 6 Maintaining Cohesion, | 122 | (28) | |
| 7 Conclusion, | 150 | (9) | |
| Appendix A U.S. Constitutional Provisions Relating to the Election of the President, | 159 | (7) | |
| Appendix B Comparison of State Population and Electoral Votes, | 166 | (3) | |
| Notes, | 169 | (22) | |
| Index, | 191 |
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