After The People Vote: A Guide To The Electoral College, Third Edition

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Summary: Ugh... Who is really uninformed?
Review: Keep in mind that a democracy works on everyone gathering together to vote on situations. A republic is when you vote people into power to represent yourself, as we do with our elections for the Senate, and for Congress! They represent your state and you. This is why you should always attend for voting for congress and senate in your state...We've always voted by electoral votes since 1787...This book is to help you understand the electoral college and its importance to our REPUBLIC. It does explain how the electoral college works. If you're looking for a book that talks about the 2000 election, this is not the book. If you're looking for a book on scandals, secrets, lies, and gossip, this is NOT the book. This book just plainly tells you how the electoral college works. It's an educational think piece, not a tabloid. If you want a book about the secrets, lies, and video tapes the electoral college or government has, please seek [it] elsewhere.

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Summary: Underinformative and overopinionated
Review: This book was a disappointment. It is very small, short, and in large type. There is no discussion of exactly who the electors have been, exactly how they were chosen, and why, throughout U.S. history. There is no mention of how the college originally functioned, or of why the current system developed. There is no explication of unfaithful electors, their motives, or their fates. The book is less information about the electoral college than a politically conservative defense of it. The book needs updating based on the 2000 election; for example, the book repeatedly defends the college by stating the college magnifies the victory margin of the popular vote winner. The book leaves the reader wondering if the writers would defend the college if the outcome in 2000 were as predicted, with the Democrat winning the electoral vote but not the popular vote, instead of the actual (reverse) result.