Replace Electoral College The 2009 presidential election analysis
Joyce Appleby argues the Electoral College distorts national will by granting fixed senatorial electors and skewed clout to a handful of states. The piece surveys historical close elections, the winner take all system, and calls for reform despite political obstacles.
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Why the Electoral College endures in American democracy
James M Banner Jr a Washington independent historian argues the Electoral College stabilizes the republic and compels candidates to court small states and diverse regions. Abolition efforts failed historically and would risk unforeseen consequences, as the system balances impulse with caution. Readers may email jbannerfATgwu edu.
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Democracy's 125 year crisis in the 2000 election
Charles Krauthammer analyzes the Florida recount and narrow victory in the 2000 election as twin legitimacy crises. He argues the Electoral College protects against pure majoritarian rule yet highlights democracy's arbitrary flaws when a presidency hinges on a few hundred ballots in a 275 million voter system.
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Florida Recount Echoes Across a Turbulent Election Night
A chaotic Florida tally shows Bush and Gore neck and neck with Buchanan at 20 percent as absentee military and senior ballots loom. The scene features a mobile Democratic operation on site and a quirky remark about a lone Lawrence Welk fan in Florida.
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Almanac highlights for November 12 2000
Almanac notes mark the date with historical events from 1799 and 1861, birthdays for Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Grace Kelly, and a 1920 baseball commissioner's election. It mentions a Florida meteor shower, a 1970 Doors performance, a New Orleans music note, and a quote about press freedom.
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