Tag: electoral college
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Jack Rakove, Stanford University – Executive Power and the Electoral College
How did the Electoral College come to be? Jack Rakove, professor of history and political science at Stanford University, explores the origin of this sometimes maligned style of election. Jack Rakove is the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and (by courtesy) law at Stanford, where he…
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Stephen Schwalbe, American Public University – Should The Electoral College Be Abolished?
Should the Electoral College be abolished? Stephen Schwalbe, Program Director of Political Science at American Public University, details why that might not be the best course of action. Dr. Schwalbe, Program Director of Political Science at American Public University, retired from the Air Force in 2007 as a colonel after 30 years of active duty…