Let the People Pick the President

The veteran journalist presents “an illuminating history and analysis” of the American electoral system—and a bold call for change ( Kirkus ). The framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more than 700 times. To this day, millions of voters, and even members of Congress, misunderstand how it works. It deepens our national divide and distorts the core democratic principles of political equality and majority rule. How can we tolerate the Electoral Co