Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America: Second Edition
- ISBN-10
- 0300166494
- ISBN-13
- 9780300166491
- Series
- Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-13
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- George C. Edwards III
Description
Thoroughly revised and updated, with an extensive analysis of the 2008 election, this book remains the best analysis of the Electoral College for both students and general readers. “The best book available on the electoral college. Edwards provides both an excellent review of the workings of the electoral college and an incisive analysis of the failings of the institution.”—Marty Wattenberg, University of California, Irvine "A wonderfully accessible discussion of every aspect of the system by which presidents are elected in the United States. . . . Edwards's book will be of interest to scholars and instructors focusing on the presidency (both currently and historically), as well as campaigns and elections."—David A. Dulio, Historian
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