A Dubious Electoral Idea

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Author(s) David S. Broder
Source The Washington Post
Date April 5, 2007
URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040402254.html
Quote
Quotes-start.png "The two-party system that is the underpinning of our form of representative government is supported by the electoral college, which gives each party a reliable base of support and forces them to compete fiercely for swing voters in places where they are of roughly equal strength. That mix of stability and uncertainty is the formula for healthy politics, and changing the formula should not be done casually." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Compact should be passed on the topic National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.