Special Interests
“The Electoral College provides the potential for any cohesive special
interest concentrated in a large, competitive state to exercise
disproportionate power. Wall Street workers in New York, movie
industry employees in California, and those earning a living in the
energy business in Texas could, in theory, swing their states to one
candidate or the other. Do we really want a system of electing
the president that provides such potential to special interests?… Disproportionate power to any group is difficult to reconcile with political equality. As James Madison proclaimed at the Constitutional Convention, ‘local considerations must give way to the general interest.’” (George C. Edwards III, Why the Electoral College is Bad for America)
Power of State Legislatures
Unlucky Luck
Ignoring Your Vote
More Options
Vague Values
Electoral Replacements
Electoral Tie
Favorite Son Effect
A Few States Wins
Constitutional Residence
State Size
Electoral College Table of Contents