TRUMP’S LAST STAND!? After Joe Biden’s Electoral College ‘win,’ All Eyes On Congress Jan 6 For Last Minutes Surprises. YES, It’s Not Over. Electoral College Expert Emily Conrad Has The Inside Scoop.

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Emily Conrad has written a comprehensive account of the US Electoral College in her new book The Faithless The Untold Story of the Electoral College As another presidential election rapidly approaches this November the fate may well rest in the hands of the Electoral College Conrad conducted extensive interviews profiling a diverse roster of faithless electors in the 2016 Electoral College Conrad compiled their personal background and to understand their reasons for their rouge votes As I researched this book and talked with one faithless elector after another I found myself constantly challenged in my ideas and understanding of the Electoral College the role of political parties within America s democratic system and the empowerment of the individual versus the masses in American politics says Conrad However Conrad continues one thing I do not question is the authenticity of the electors who decided to go against the popular vote of their states and vote faithlessly Each one of the electors with whom I have spoken gave immense thought and emotional energy into his or her decision Will the die-hard Bernie electors stay true to their convictions or grudgingly support the official nominee Will the lifelong Republican electors cast their vote for Donald Trump or write in another candidate in the name of principle Conrad expands upon these stories and details the reactions and aftermath after each elector casts their deciding vote prompting the question what do the faithless electors of 2016 prescribe to the possibility of faithless electors in this contentious 2020 presidential race While most political junkies examined the unprecedented nature of Donald Trump s 2016 presidential victory Conrad was fascinated by the underreported stories about the eight so-called faithless electors who cast ballots that went against the popular vote of their states in the Electoral College The driving questions behind the author s work lie not in constitutional debates surrounding the legality of faithless electors or the undemocratic nature of the Electoral College but in the eight electors themselves her deeply human approach that centers on the personal lives of the eight electors is a welcome alternative to a genre dominated by hyperpartisan pundits By pushing Trump and Clinton out of the spotlight the book is also an implicit celebration of democracy with an unrelenting focus on state and local activists willing to stand up against members of their own parties – Kirkus Reviews Not merely about the Electoral College but about how ordinary politically engaged Americans are struggling to cope with the political turmoils of our time a particularly worthwhile read – Bradley A Smith Professor at Capital University Law School Federal Election Commissioner 2000-2005 — Support this podcast https anchor fm john-aidan-byrne0 supportClick here to visit this podcast episode