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The Indispensable Electoral College: How the Founders' Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule Hardcover – October 30, 2017

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Twice in as many decades, a president won the office without the popular vote. Both times, people cried foul on the Electoral College. Detractors claim the institution is antiquated and impedes democracy, but Tara Ross-a lawyer and constitutional scholar-argues that the Electoral College is the best defense of America's constitutional republic.The Indispensable Electoral College makes a winning argument for a necessary protection against "rigged" party elections, coastal elites, and DC insiders who wish to make a career of unchecked ambition.

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"Tara Ross again presents a well-reasoned blend of sound historical analysis and simple common sense. Her latest book gives Americans even more reasons to support and preserve the Electoral College."
--EDWIN MEESE III, former U.S. Attorney General

"The Indispensable Electoral College is an essential primer on presidential elections in the United States. Tara Ross offers a sweeping and nuanced examination of the Electoral College and provides a compelling defense of our oft-misunderstood election system. Her easy narrative style deftly navigates a deep body of history, politics, and law."
--DEREK T. MULLER, associate professor of law, Pepperdine University School of Law

"A compendium of legal and historical analysis that nevertheless proves utterly engrossing, The Indispensable Electoral College represents a really splendid achievement. Anyone who reads the volume will find himself thoroughly purged of any impulse to do away with the Electoral College, feeling instead a deep appreciation for the odd but essential institution. 'Indispensable' is the word.
--PETER ROBINSON, fellow at the Hoover Institution and former speechwriter to President Reagan

About the Author

Tara Ross is a lawyer and writer who focuses on the intersection among law, public policy, and constitutional history. She often appears as a guest on a variety of talk shows nationwide to discuss these matters and regularly addresses civic, university, and legal audiences. Her work has been published in several law reviews and newspapers, including the National Law Journal, USA Today, the American Enterprise Online, National Review Online, WeeklyStandard.com, FoxNews.com, HumanEvents.com, The Washington Times, and the Texas Review of Law & Politics. She is the author of Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College, co-author of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State, and We Elect A President: The Story of our Electoral College.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Regnery Gateway (October 30, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1621576744
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1621576747
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches

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Tara Ross is nationally recognized for her expertise on the Electoral College. She is the author of Why We Need the Electoral College (2019), The Indispensable Electoral College: How the Founders’ Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule (2017), We Elect A President: The Story of our Electoral College (2016), and Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College (2d ed. 2012). She is also the author of She Fought Too: Stories of Revolutionary War Heroines (2019), and a co-author of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State (2008) (with Joseph C. Smith, Jr.). Her Prager University video, Do You Understand the Electoral College?, is Prager’s most-viewed video ever, with more than 60 million views.

Tara often appears as a guest on a variety of talk shows nationwide, and she regularly addresses civic, university, and legal audiences. She’s contributed to many law reviews and newspapers, including the National Law Journal, USA Today, the Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Washington Times, and FoxNews.com. She’s addressed audiences at institutions such as the Cooper Union, Brown University, the Dole Institute of Politics, and Mount Vernon. She’s appeared on Fox News, CSPAN, NPR, and a variety of other national and local shows.

Tara is a retired lawyer and a former Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Review of Law & Politics. She obtained her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. She resides in Dallas with her husband and children.

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Gene Watson

Learning more about our democracy!

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023

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Very interesting book!

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Skylark

Anyone wanting to abolish the Electoral College should read this first, if only to be informed about their stand

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018

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What I learned from Tara Ross's non-partisan critique, none of which will make much sense unless you read her book, of the benefits of the EC:
1. Gives advantage to smaller states due to ratio of population to electors, attenuating majority tyranny.
2. Forces candidates to form coalitions rather than appealing to only certain sectors (the South, urban areas, etc.).
3. Puts control of Presidential election more into the hands of the States, upholding the Federal system of decentralized government
4. Makes election fraud difficult by creating 51 separate presidential elections.

Finally, States do not take advantage of the power they have with the Electoral College, especially in a contentious election, such as 2016, to blunt some of the power of the media, DNC, and RNC.

My one complaint is that she made several assertions, only to fail to explain them by referring back to her previous book on the EC process. It is the referring back to her other book that annoyed me.

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Ken Swick

Excellent and an important read

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020

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Our education system appears to have failed in the teaching of the US government, our system of federalism and the purpose of the electoral college. This book does an outstanding job of filling in that gap on the latter. It should be read by all who wish for a better understanding or those who currently just have no idea what it even is. It's an easy yet very well referenced read.

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Daniel Graves

Everyone should know why the electoral college is needed

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020

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Everyone should know why the electoral college is needed and this book reviews the system's value and importance. I for one hope it is never abolished. Over the years it has served both Democrats and Republicans well and forces candidates to care about the entire country not just the big cities in two or three states.

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russ smith

Why We Need The Electoral College

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020

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This is the best book to read if you want to know why our Founding Fathers created The Electoral College. It's written by Tara Ross, a respected authority on Constitutional Law. She explains in minute detail the history of our elections, shows graphically how the Electoral College works & its necessity in today's current political climate. Every American needs to read this book to appreciate the genius of the creators of this guardian of our Constitutional Republic.

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Michael S. Myron

Should be required reading

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019

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I just finished reading Tara Ross’ book titled “Why we need the electoral college” and it is excellent. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about this important Constitutional safeguard with respect to presidential elections. I also believe this book should be required reading for all students studying US History. The Electoral College is an important safeguard to our republic and ensuring that each state has a voice in a presidential election.

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David Wampler

An Impeccable Breakdown of the Importance of the Electoral College for all sides of US Politics.

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020

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A great, enjoyable, short read that does a lot to explain the importance of the Electoral College. Actual reading content is only about 150 pages, the rest is footnotes. Tara Ross' PragerU video on Youtube is a great condensed version of the book.

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G.B.

This is a must read.

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2019

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If your unaware of what the electoral college really does and how it works this is a great book for explaining in general terms what it is and how it works.
Have to admit there was a lot here that I never knew and I really enjoyed reading this.

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