This book describes what the authors identify as an emerging political crisis in U.S. politics: the possible winning of the presidency by a candidate with far fewer votes than his or her opponent. David W. Abbott and James P. Levine stress both the irrationality and peculiar nature of the current electoral system, emphasizing recent and current political developments. On the basis of their computer analysis of past elections and modern political realities, the authors predict that within twenty years it is very likely that ...
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This book describes what the authors identify as an emerging political crisis in U.S. politics: the possible winning of the presidency by a candidate with far fewer votes than his or her opponent. David W. Abbott and James P. Levine stress both the irrationality and peculiar nature of the current electoral system, emphasizing recent and current political developments. On the basis of their computer analysis of past elections and modern political realities, the authors predict that within twenty years it is very likely that the United States will produce a wrong winner. In explaining how this phenomenon could occur, Abbott and Levine introduce the concept of the wasted vote; winning lopsided majorities in states is worth no more than winning states by one vote, due to the antiquated winner-take-all principle. The book gives a brief historical overview of the electoral college and the structure of the existing electoral system. In addition to a detailed discussion of the wrong winner problem, the authors also explain that if no candidate gets a majority of votes in the electoral college because of the presence of a third party candidate, the House of Representatives must choose the president under an odd set of ground rules. This creates the potential for all kinds of nefarious political shenanigans. The authors conclude that the only satisfactory solution to the electoral system's shortcomings is the total abolition of the electoral college and a shift to direct election of the president by the people. Wrong Winner will be an excellent supplementary text in American Government, Parties, Voting, and Public Choice courses. It will also be of interest to political professionals, journalists, and political scientists.
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 168 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 90049220 Type of material Book Personal name Abbott, David W., 1936-Main title Wrong winner: the coming debacle in the electoral college / David W. Abbott and James P. Levine. Published/Created New York: Praeger, 1991. Description xiii, 168 p.; 22 cm. ISBN 0275937801 (alk. paper) 0275938719 (pbk. : alk. paper) LC classification JK529. A57 1991 Related names Levine, James P. Subjects Electoral college--United States. Presidents--United States--Election. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-157) and index. Dewey class no. 324.6/3 Geographic area code n-us--
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