In other news, the flag has dropped and the rush is on for
would-be Dem presidential contenders to denounce the Electoral
College as not "appropriate" to our "modern era" -- and not
coincidentally as the only reason why George W. Bush was elected in
2000. But try as Evan Bayh might, federalism is still a good
idea, and the College is vital in its (usually) quiet function.
Just ask Joe Biden...
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James Poulos is a doctoral student at Georgetown and the former Political Editor of Culture11. His writing has been published by The American Conservative, The National Interest, The New Atlantis, Partnership for a Secure America, and The Weekly Standard. In addition to AmSpecBlog, he has blogged at The American Scene, Doublethink, and Postmodern Conservative, which he founded. With degrees in political science and law from Duke and USC, he is currently at work on a dissertation about life after Napoleon. In his spare time he anti-blogs at Pish Tosh.
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