{"product_id":"distorting-democracy-the-forgotten-history-of-the-electoral-college-and-why-it-matters-today-9781493085989","title":"Distorting Democracy: The Forgotten History of the Electoral College--And Why It Matters Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDistorting Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e will awaken Americans to the perils of our system by unveiling the Electoral College's origins, history, and present operations. This book demonstrates that the system has no principled foundation, that it has changed dramatically over its 230-year history, and that it threatens the legitimacy of our political system in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13980161\"\u003eCarolyn Renée DuPont\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493085989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493085980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL030000\"\u003eAmerican Government | National\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAW\"\u003eLaw\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAW108000\"\u003eElection Law\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL007000\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Democracy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Renée Dupont is professor of American history at Eastern Kentucky University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMississippi Praying: Southern White Evangelicals and the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1975 \u003c\/i\u003e(NYU 2013), which won the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize from the American Society of Church Historians. She holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDupont lives in Jessamine County, Kentucky. She co-leads a group of local citizens from diverse political perspectives who come together to dialogue, find common ground, and work toward mutual understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455042269421,"sku":"9781493085989","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_777aaa11-7fd9-4d1b-9cd3-b7c495dec627.jpg?v=1753513237","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/distorting-democracy-the-forgotten-history-of-the-electoral-college-and-why-it-matters-today-9781493085989","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}