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The problem with the Electoral College is not partisanship or urban-rural polarization

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The problem with the Electoral College is not partisanship or urban-rural polarization

At least, not directly. The system itself creates many different opportunities for mismatches between the will of the people and the will of electors

G. Elliott Morris
Jan 27, 2022
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The problem with the Electoral College is not partisanship or urban-rural polarization

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This paper — which builds a series of mathematical models to analyze the probability of mismatches between the popular vote and Electoral College since the 1820s — recently showed up on the front pag…

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