Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College

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

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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? (hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674278592) by Alexander Keyssar

Watch Electoral College Symposium: What’s to be Done? (ash.harvard.edu/resources/electoral-college-sy…)

Follow Alexander Keyssar on X @AlexKeyssar (twitter.com/alexkeyssar?lang=en)
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