Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy

What's the Deal with the Electoral College?

April 30, 2024 Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy
What's the Deal with the Electoral College?
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy
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Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy
What's the Deal with the Electoral College?
Apr 30, 2024
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy

Perhaps no extant product of the U.S. Constitution has received more bipartisan animus than the Electoral College. Since 1800 there have been more than 700 proposals introduced in Congress to amend or eliminate the way in which America chooses its presidents. Yet the Electoral College lives on. Why do we have this system? Why does it inspire such cross-party antipathy? Can it be changed -- should it be changed? -- and if so how? Electoral College expert Dr. Edward B. Foley joins the Institute to discuss.  

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Perhaps no extant product of the U.S. Constitution has received more bipartisan animus than the Electoral College. Since 1800 there have been more than 700 proposals introduced in Congress to amend or eliminate the way in which America chooses its presidents. Yet the Electoral College lives on. Why do we have this system? Why does it inspire such cross-party antipathy? Can it be changed -- should it be changed? -- and if so how? Electoral College expert Dr. Edward B. Foley joins the Institute to discuss.  

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