SECURING DEMOCRACY

What They're Saying...

"Where readers agree, this collection will be popular."
—Booklist, October 15, 2001

"These essays in defense of the Electoral College…echo the conservative ethos: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'"
—Publishers Weekly, September 3, 2001

"'If not perfect, at least excellent': that is how Alexander Hamilton described the Electoral College. Gary Gregg and his co-authors have found new reasons to confirm Hamilton's proud boast and to defend the Framers' ingenious invention today."
—Harvey C. Mansfield, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government, Harvard University

"Though it has never functioned as intended, the Electoral College has been the lynchpin of American political prosperity. It has formed our political parties, moderated our more extreme elements, and forged the presidential campaigns that have given direction to our ship of state."
— Senator Mitch McConnell, from his Introduction

"Hard on the heels of an election that demonstrated the practical importance of the Electoral College comes this spirited defense of the wise political principles it exemplifies."
— George F. Will, Nationally Syndicated Columnist

"If you subscribe to the old adage "look before you leap," you will not want to miss Securing Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College. In the wake of the 2000 presidential election, many have been calling for quick reform of the Electoral College system. In this superb collection of essays, leading politicians, journalists and academics shows how the Electoral College is embedded in the fabric of our constitutional system and cannot easily be changed without disturbing the whole framework. No one will be able to look at reform in quite the same way after reading this fine book." — James W. Ceaser, Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia

"This instructive volume belongs in the library of any serious student of the American political experience. I read it with interest and profit."
— Fred I. Greenstein, author of The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Clinton

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