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Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College

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I think that if you got rid of the Electoral College, in the short run, there would be losers. But it hasn't always been the same group and it hasn't always been the same party.

Alexander Keyssar
Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.
Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu
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A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.
Alexander Keyssar is the Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard University and the author of the book Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Key Highlights

  • Introduction - 0:20
  • Origin of the Electoral College - 3:05
  • Proportional or District Electoral Votes - 17:37
  • Race and Civil Rights - 27:02
  • Why No Reform - 41:44

Key Links
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? by Alexander Keyssar
Watch Electoral College Symposium: What’s to be Done?
Follow Alexander Keyssar on X @AlexKeyssar

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Heather Cox Richardson on History, Conservatism, and the Awakening of American Democracy
Daniel Ziblatt on American Democracy, the Republican Party, and the Tyranny of the Minority
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Chapters

1. Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:20)

3. Origin of the Electoral College (00:03:05)

4. Proportional or District Electoral Votes (00:17:37)

5. Race and Civil Rights (00:27:02)

6. Why No Reform (00:41:44)

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I think that if you got rid of the Electoral College, in the short run, there would be losers. But it hasn't always been the same group and it hasn't always been the same party.

Alexander Keyssar
Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.
Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu
Proudly sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Learn more at https://carnegieendowment.org
A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.
Alexander Keyssar is the Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard University and the author of the book Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Key Highlights

  • Introduction - 0:20
  • Origin of the Electoral College - 3:05
  • Proportional or District Electoral Votes - 17:37
  • Race and Civil Rights - 27:02
  • Why No Reform - 41:44

Key Links
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? by Alexander Keyssar
Watch Electoral College Symposium: What’s to be Done?
Follow Alexander Keyssar on X @AlexKeyssar

Democracy Paradox Podcast
Heather Cox Richardson on History, Conservatism, and the Awakening of American Democracy
Daniel Ziblatt on American Democracy, the Republican Party, and the Tyranny of the Minority
More Episodes from the Podcast
More Information
Apes of the State created all Music
Email the show at [email protected]
Follow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast
100 Books on Democracy

Support the show

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:20)

3. Origin of the Electoral College (00:03:05)

4. Proportional or District Electoral Votes (00:17:37)

5. Race and Civil Rights (00:27:02)

6. Why No Reform (00:41:44)

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