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Electoral College
November 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump: The Electoral College is good now because I won.
May 11, 2016
Michel Balinski
,
Rida Laraki
Trump and Clinton: Proof that the U.S. Voting System Doesn’t Work
How each of the presumptive nominee's victories show the flaws of the electoral college.
December 23, 2014
Stephen Wolf
Why Is the U.S. Electorate So White? Because Our Voting System Is Broken. Here's How to Fix It.
February 28, 2013
Nate Cohn
Yes, Nate Silver, Democrats Got Lucky in the Electoral College
A redrawn U.S. map starts a debate over how the party got its edge
February 20, 2013
Nate Cohn
If the U.S. Looked Like This Map, Romney Would Have Won
A fun, fair attempt at Electoral College reform is still deeply flawed
January 30, 2013
Nate Cohn
One Man, One Vote, One Republican President
Why Ditching the Electoral College Would Benefit the GOP
January 26, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
John Calhoun is Alive and Well in Virginia
The GOP's desperate attempt to thwart the majority
January 25, 2013
Nate Cohn
The Virginia GOP's Self-Defeating Power Grab
September 22, 2009
John B. Judis
Job One
The only way Obama can pull his presidency back from the brink.
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