Wrong Winner: Coming Debacle in the Electoral College: The Coming Debacle in the Electoral College - Softcover

"This volume predicts a soon-to-occur disaster resulting from the current setup of the Electoral College. In several instances, the arguments are interesting as they point to some serious shortcomings in the present constitutional electoral machinery....Abbott and Levine review the historical evidence and interpret that evidence convincingly. The authors are at their best when they review the history of changes suggested in the Electoral College. They also provide an interesting...analysis of recent congressional votes on constitutional amendments on the Electoral College."-Choice

?This volume predicts a soon-to-occur disaster resulting from the current setup of the Electoral College. In several instances, the arguments are interesting as they point to some serious shortcomings in the present constitutional electoral machinery....Abbott and Levine review the historical evidence and interpret that evidence convincingly. The authors are at their best when they review the history of changes suggested in the Electoral College. They also provide an interesting...analysis of recent congressional votes on constitutional amendments on the Electoral College.?-Choice

"The historical evidence and the interactions set forth by the authors are written in a most compelling and fascinating manner, providing an absolutely superb opportunity to explore the meaning and consequences of an important political institution. I really believe that students will be absorbed by this accounting of historical and current events and their significance for Americans."- William Mitchell Professor of Political Science University of Oregon

"Abbott and Levine have figured out how the outdated Electoral College, built into the Constitution by our founding fathers, is set to go haywire. They argue that within the next few elections, the Electoral College will produce the wrong president or no president at all. This is the best of political science--it combines solid analysis with a rare insight into real politics. A fascinating read."-Ken Bode Director of the Contemporary Media Center, Depauw University and Correspondent for Cable News Network

DAVID W. ABBOTT is Associate Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College. He has taught and written in the field of American politics and electoral behavior for twenty-five years. He co-edited Political Parties, and has also conducted extensive public opinion survey research. JAMES P. LEVINE is a Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His focus is the judicial process, a field in which he has written numerous articles and three books, the most recent of which is Juries and Politics, to be published in 1991. Dr. Levine has also taught and published several articles on American politics.