By Gary L. Gregg, PhD McConnell Center Director Last week I was asked by the editors at the Library of Law and Liberty to reflect on how the Electoral College serves the interests of liberty in America. Defending the Electoral College has been something I have been doing since 2000 when I started editing the first edition of Securing Democracy: Why We have an Electoral College . I continue to write in hopes of furthering the national discussion on the future of the American electoral process. Please understand that these views are mine and mine alone and should not be considered the opinion of the McConnell Center, McConnell Scholars or the University of Louisville. Here is a little of what I had to say: There are many reasons why the Electoral College has been successful in producing relatively good presidents within a fairly balanced and stable political system. I have written elsewhere in more depth about how the system serves federalism, the rule of law, and has saved...
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