Just as the political air is filled with talk of the inevitability of Barack Obama's re-election -- we are told that the kids at his Chicago headquarters are brimming with confidence -- in come some poll numbers showing him behind.

TheElectoral Collegeis not perfect, but when it comes to proposed alternatives, slogans about the right to vote or the equal weight of votes are not enough.

The struggle for the presidential nomination in the Democratic Party is encouraging election reform.

The AEI Press has just released a new edition of After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College, which explains how the electoral college works.

Bush became president after more people voted for Gore, thus maintaining the integrity of the Electoral College.

The great advantage of the present system is that, for reasons the Framers never anticipated, it makes the country a two-party nation, an outcome that makes it easier for the president to govern and easier for the voter to choose.

Republicans in many states are pursuing two avenues to tilt elections their way—changing the electoral college rules in the middle of the game and using laws and regulations to block likely Democratic voters from exercising their legitimate franchise. Both ploys demand new thinking to enhance our elections, not constrain them in partisan ways.

Testimony discussing the proposals for Electoral College reform.