A new edition of the best-known book critiquing the U.S. electoral college In this third edition of the definitive book on the unique system by which Americans

A distinguished political scientist critiques arguments in favor of the electoral college and offers a persuasive argument for direct election of the president.

A New Statesman Book of the Year “America’s greatest historian of democracy now offers an extraordinary history of the most bizarre aspect of our representa

“Wegman combines in-depth historical analysis and insight into contemporary politics to present a cogent argument that the Electoral College violates America�

The 2016 presidential election has sparked an unprecedented interest in the Electoral College. In response to Donald Trump winning the presidency despite losing