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DESCRIPTION:BOOK TALK: 'Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the 
 Electoral College' \n\nSPEAKER: Jesse Wegman, Author and Member of the 
 Editorial Board, The New York Times.  \n\nWhen: Thu, May 7 @ 6:00 pm 
 \n\nWhere: Online via livestream\n\nRSVP at link below (FREE)\n\nHOST: 
 Farhad Manjoo, Columnist, The New York 
 Times\n__________________________________________________________\n\nJoin 
 virtually us as Jesse Wegman discusses his new book, 'Let the People Pick 
 the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College' (pub. March 
 2020).\n\nTwice in the last five elections the Electoral College vote has 
 overridden the popular vote, creating a false impression of a country 
 divided into red and blue states, when we are actually purple from coast to 
 coast. \n\nIn addition, millions of Americans always find that their votes 
 didn't matter anyway, because only a handful of battleground states decide 
 who becomes the next president. \n\nIn this thoroughly researched and 
 engaging call to arms, Jesse Wegman draws upon the history of the founding 
 era, as well as information gleaned from 21st century Democratic and 
 Republican presidential campaigns, to make a powerful case for abolishing 
 what he calls the antiquated and antidemocratic Electoral 
 College.\n\nWegman argues that we can at long last make every vote in the 
 United States count―and restore belief in our democratic 
 system.\n__________________________________________________________\n\nThe 
 Commonwealth Club (non-profit)\n\nThis is an online program, presented 
 free; donations are welcome and may be made during the registration 
 process\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/04/18832820.php
SUMMARY:Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College
LOCATION:Online via Livestream
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/04/18832820.php
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