1. The Electoral College: Federalism and Democracy
... attempts at policy change that the democratic principle supports is the flexibility to allow a third candidate to run for presidential office. This third candidate would be able to show moderation between the two major parties. 19 million citizens out of a total of 103 million (roughly 18 percent) voted for the third candidate, Ross Perot, in the 1992 presidential election. The Electoral College, however, didn ... 't allow even one vote to Perot. How can it be said that democracy is being supported by a system that completely ignores a clear expression from the popular vote that the thir...
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