{"product_id":"why-the-electoral-college-is-bad-for-america","title":"Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWhy the Electoral College Is Bad for America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge C Edwards III\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780300100600\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eYale University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2004\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eText is Free of Markings\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e224\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eAmericans currently choose their president through the electoral college, an extraordinarily complex mechanism that may elect a candidate who does not receive the most votes. In this provocative book, George Edwards III argues that contrary to what supporters of the electoral college claim there is no real justification for a system that might violate majority rule. \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on systematic data, Edwards finds that the electoral college does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, does not provide presidents with effective coalitions for governing, and does little to protect the American polity from the alleged harms of direct election of the president. In fact, the electoral college distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states and some large ones and pay little attention to minorities, and it encourages third parties to run presidential candidates and discourages party competition in many states. \u003cbr\u003eEdwards demonstrates effectively that direct election of the president without a runoff maximizes political equality and eliminates the distortions in the political system caused by the electoral college.\"\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America | George C Edwards III | Hardcover | 9780300100600 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks B 1777778","offer_id":49765896061080,"sku":"1777778","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/412J7znACnL.jpg?v=1787971880","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/why-the-electoral-college-is-bad-for-america","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}