Choosing a president : the electoral college and beyond / edited by Paul D. Schumaker, Burdett A. Loomis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Bush, Gore, and the Issues of Electoral Reform / Paul Schumaker -- 2. Analyzing the Electoral College and Its Alternatives / Paul Schumaker -- 3. The Electoral College in Historical and Philosophical Perspective / Donald Lutz, Philip Abbott and Barbara Allen / [and others] -- 4. The Role of Federalism in Presidential Elections / Donald Haider-Markel, Melvin Dubnick and Richard Elling / [and others] -- 5. Electoral College Reform, the Presidency, and Congress / Burdett A. Loomis, Jeffrey Cohen and Bruce I. Oppenheimer / [and others] -- 6. Changing the Electoral College: The Impact on Parties and Organized Interests / Allan Cigler, Joel Paddock and Gary Reich / [and others] -- 7. The Electoral College and Campaign Strategy / William G. Mayer, Emmett H. Buell, Jr. and James E. Campbell / [and others] -- 8. Electoral College Reform and Media Coverage of Presidential Elections / Matthew R. Kerbel, Michael Cornfield and Marjorie Randon Hershey / [and others] --

9. Citizen Participation and Electoral College Reform / Robert M. Stein, Paul Johnson and Daron Shaw / [and others] -- 10. Election Rules and Social Stability / Erik S. Herron, Ronald A. Francisco and O. Fiona Yap -- 11. The Electoral College and Social Cleavages: Ethnicity, Class, and Geography / Robert L. Lineberry, Darren Davis and Robert Erikson / [and others] -- 12. Reaching a Collective Judgment / Paul Schumaker and Burdett A. Loomis -- App. A. The Electoral College Map at the Millennium -- App. B. Electoral and Popular Votes for President, 1789-2000.

"In light of the Election 2000 controversy, this important new book challenges us to evaluate the fairness of the U.S. electoral college system and to consider six legitimate alternatives to it. A team of thirty-seven top U.S. political experts tackle the fundamental questions that go to the heart of the current debate. How would reform of the Electoral College affect our federal system of government, national government institutions, and party system?

What effect would reform have on the conduct of campaign organizations during elections, media coverage of campaigns, citizen participation, and distribution of power? On the basis of these deliberations, each political expert indicates the extent to which he or she supports or opposes the Electoral College and the various alternatives to it."--BOOK JACKET.