Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America

A new edition of the bestknown book critiquing the U.S. electoral college In this third edition of the definitive book on the unique system by which Americans choose a presidentand why that system should be changedGeorge Edwards includes a new chapter focusing on the 2016 election. As the U.S. hurtles toward yet another election in which the popular vote loser may become president, Edwardss book is essential reading. It clearly and methodically punctures myths about the Electoral Colleges benefits.Richard L. Hasen, author of The Voting Wars Supported by both history and data, George Edwards convincingly argues the Electoral College is antidemocratic, antiequality, and anticommon sense. We should dismantle it, and soon.Kent Greenfield, author of Corporations Are People Too (And They Should Act Like It)