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Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College, by Jesse Wegman

But hadn’t Bayh just called the Electoral College an essential feature of American federalism, a way for the states to play a central role in electing the nation’s leader? Yes, he had. And he had been wrong. “We elect our local official locally; our Congressmen by districts to protect district interests; our Governors and Senators statewide,” Bayh said. “Why should we not elect the President and Vice President nationally? The President has no authority over state government. He cannot veto a bill enacted by a state legislature. Why then should he be elected by state-chosen electors? He should ...more