{"product_id":"why-we-need-the-electoral-college-9781684510139","title":"Why We Need the Electoral College","description":"Is the Electoral College anti-democratic? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome would say yes. After all, the presidential candidate with the most popular votes has nevertheless lost the election at least three times, including 2016. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo some Americans, that's a scandal. They believe the Electoral College is an intolerable flaw in the Constitution, a relic of a bygone era that ought to have been purged long ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that would be a terrible mistake, warns Tara Ross in this vigorous defense of \"the indispensable Electoral College.\" Far from an obstacle to enlightened democracy, the Electoral College is one of the guardrails ensuring the stability of the American Republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lively and instructive primer, Tara Ross explains: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Founders established the Electoral College--and why they thought it vital to the Constitution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Electoral College was meant to be more important than the popular vote\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the Electoral College prevents political crises after tight elections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Electoral College doesn't favor one party over the other\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the states are the driving force behind presidential elections and how efforts to centralize the process have led to divisiveness and discontent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Electoral College is inappropriately labeled a \"relic of slavery\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEvery four years, the controversy is renewed: Should we keep the Electoral College? Tara Ross shows you why the answer should be a resounding \u003ci\u003eYes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gateway Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684510139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Tara Ross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36666017611932,"sku":"9781684510139","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_842bdc74-9372-460b-a043-eae21641a391.jpg?v=1603911048","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-we-need-the-electoral-college-9781684510139","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}