Why I Like the Electoral College (and Not National Popular Vote Interstate Compact)

By: Doug Payton (Diary)  |  July 30th at 01:03 PM  | 

I’ve come out in favor of the Electoral College before (see here).  Among other things, the EC ensures that Presidents get broad support as opposed to simply the most support, it gives minorities a bigger voice, and it makes vote fraud much more difficult.  See here for an FEC paper on the origins of the EC, and it makes for very informative reading, especially on | Read More »