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The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston
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- Extent
- viii, 215 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Electoral votes: a risky game of dice
- What were the founders thinking? The electoral system's oddities, origins, and benefits
- Florida, Bush v. Gore, and the 2000 election
- The loser wins: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876)
- The loser wins again: Benjamin Harrison (1888)
- The house decides: Jefferson v. Burr (1800)
- The house decides again: John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson (1824)
- 1968: a close call with George Wallace
- Direct elections and other flawed proposals to fix our system
- How Barack Obama nearly became a runner-up president: the search for a more perfect electoral system
- Two small repairs: winner-takes-most (not all) and a better way to deal with deadlocks
- Appendix A: Three possible constitutional amendments
- Appendix B: Winner-takes-most's roughly equal sacrifices from state to state
- Appendix C: Past elections under the winner-takes-most reform
- Isbn
- 9781493022571
- Label
- The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger)
- Title
- The runner-up presidency
- Title remainder
- the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger)
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Weston
- Subject
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- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1800
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1824
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1876
- Political campaigns -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000
- Presidents -- United States -- Election | History
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1888
- Presidential candidates -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weston, Mark
- Dewey number
- 324.973
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JK524
- LC item number
- .W47 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Presidents
- Presidential candidates
- Political campaigns
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Electoral votes: a risky game of dice -- What were the founders thinking? The electoral system's oddities, origins, and benefits -- Florida, Bush v. Gore, and the 2000 election -- The loser wins: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876) -- The loser wins again: Benjamin Harrison (1888) -- The house decides: Jefferson v. Burr (1800) -- The house decides again: John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson (1824) -- 1968: a close call with George Wallace -- Direct elections and other flawed proposals to fix our system -- How Barack Obama nearly became a runner-up president: the search for a more perfect electoral system -- Two small repairs: winner-takes-most (not all) and a better way to deal with deadlocks -- Appendix A: Three possible constitutional amendments -- Appendix B: Winner-takes-most's roughly equal sacrifices from state to state -- Appendix C: Past elections under the winner-takes-most reform
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 215 pages
- Isbn
- 9781493022571
- Lccn
- 2015046069
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn941577297
- (Sirsi) o941577297
- (OCoLC)941577297
- Label
- The runner-up presidency : the elections that defied America's popular will (and how our democracy remains in danger), Mark Weston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Electoral votes: a risky game of dice -- What were the founders thinking? The electoral system's oddities, origins, and benefits -- Florida, Bush v. Gore, and the 2000 election -- The loser wins: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876) -- The loser wins again: Benjamin Harrison (1888) -- The house decides: Jefferson v. Burr (1800) -- The house decides again: John Quincy Adams v. Andrew Jackson (1824) -- 1968: a close call with George Wallace -- Direct elections and other flawed proposals to fix our system -- How Barack Obama nearly became a runner-up president: the search for a more perfect electoral system -- Two small repairs: winner-takes-most (not all) and a better way to deal with deadlocks -- Appendix A: Three possible constitutional amendments -- Appendix B: Winner-takes-most's roughly equal sacrifices from state to state -- Appendix C: Past elections under the winner-takes-most reform
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 215 pages
- Isbn
- 9781493022571
- Lccn
- 2015046069
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn941577297
- (Sirsi) o941577297
- (OCoLC)941577297
Subject
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1800
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1824
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1876
- Political campaigns -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000
- Presidents -- United States -- Election | History
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1888
- Presidential candidates -- United States -- History
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