The New Republicans Attacking the Electoral College

The New Republicans Attacking the Electoral College
An aide holds the ballot box before electors cast their election ballots in the House of Representatives chamber within the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Penn., on Dec. 19, 2016. Mark Makela/Getty Images
Gary L. Gregg
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Commentary

The Electoral College is probably the least understood and appreciated element of the United States’ constitutional order. Proposals to eliminate it have been offered many hundreds of times in American history, but none have succeeded.

Gary L. Gregg
Gary L. Gregg
Author
Gary L. Gregg is director of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville and editor of “Securing Democracy—Why We have an Electoral College.”
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