What is it, why do we have it, and why hasn't it changed? Born from a rushed, fraught, imperfect process, the origins and evolution of the Electoral College might surprise you and make you think differently about not only this upcoming presidential election, but our democracy as a whole.
If you would like to read more on the topic, here's a list:
- The Law of the Land: A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic by Akhil Reed Amar
- One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson
- Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? by Alexander Keyssar
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