Tara Ross The Case for the Electoral College

Liberals are already lambasting the Electoral College, with hopes that we’ll dismiss the “outdated” institution if Obama doesn’t win. But the truth is that the Electoral College, designed by our Founders to preserve liberty, strengthens the vote of the average American, explains lawyer and conservative historian TARA ROSS. Tracing American elections from Washington to Kennedy to Bush, she shows why the “hockey mom” or “Joe Six-Pack” should value the Electoral College more than ever.