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You'll hear these 4 arguments in defense of the Electoral College – here's why they're wrong

  • Written by Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie campus, Pennsylvania State University

For the first time in the country’s modern history, the existence of the Electoral College has become a campaign issue.

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren recently called for the abolition of the Electoral College, while other Democratic presidential candidates, including former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke and Sen. Kamala Harris,...

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