http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-electoral-college-is-anything-but-outdated-1479168669

The Electoral College Is Anything But Outdated

In a deeply divided nation, a candidate shouldn’t be able to win by appealing only to urban sophisticates.

By 

Larry P. Arnn           

 

•Nov. 14, 2016 7:11 p.m. ET 

The outrage from Hillary Clinton supporters came immediately: Donald Trump might have won the Electoral College, but he appears to have lost the popular vote. This was said to be a violation of democracy, one that defied the principle of “one man, one vote.” A Yale professor slandered the Founders by telling the website Vox that the Electoral College was created to protect slavery.

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