{"product_id":"2940185571484","title":"Graduating from the Electoral College","description":"It's time to graduate from the Electoral College!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this timely book, Tomas McIntee builds the case against the Electoral College from the perspective of an expert in the advanced mathematics of voting systems, applying a quantitative lens to a systematic and thorough analysis of every presidential election from 1788 to 2020. The book also examines the motives behind the creation of the Electoral College, along with the motives of those defending the Electoral College. Some of the numerous attempts - past and present - to abolish the system are discussed, along with the alternatives to the dysfunction of the Electoral College. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Electoral College was a last-minute political compromise that, from the very beginning, failed to function as intended, lurching from one disaster or near-disaster to the next. The analysis of this book presents a series concise and incisive arguments against the popular myths that the Electoral College was created to protect the interests of small states, rural voters, and slave-owners; and that it has also failed to protect those interests in practice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead of being a deliberative and wise body that presents a barrier against a demagogue gaining power, it is chaotic, sensitive to the impacts of everything from fraud to accidental errors in counting ballots to bad weather. Rather than forcing candidates to appeal to the country as a whole, the Electoral College system favors regionally divisive candidates over unifying candidates with broad national appeal. While there were serious obstacles to the adoption of a national popular vote at the time the Constitution was originally written, subsequent amendments to the Constitution, the steady evolution of the Electoral College system, and increasing efforts to target the vulnerabilities of the Electoral College make the elimination of the system important.","brand":"Hurricane Lamp Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46585912721649,"sku":"2940185571484","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940185571484_p0.jpg?v=1765677099","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940185571484","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}