Word: elect
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...there are powerful arguments for retaining the Electoral College, even though it may elect a president against the nation's popular will, note several professors of government...
Skocpol cited Democratic Michigan senator-elect Debbie A. Stabenow as the "most exciting victory" of the three or four - depending on whether Maria Cantwell wins a close Washington State race - women added to the nine already serving in the Senate...
...matter who sits in the Oval Office, we know there's a great risk in the Supreme Court," Ireland said. "We need to pull out all the stops to elect more women, more feminists, because if we don't send in reinforcements in two years, we'll be in a sorry state...
While the words "constitutional crisis" may be part of media-driven overkill, insecurity regarding our entire electoral system abounds. The New York Times has announced that although we are the world's oldest and most successful democracy, we have a deeply flawed way of electing our president. Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law Laurence H. Tribe '62, argues quite persuasively that the electoral college system is a "train wreck waiting to happen" that is embedded in our revered Constitution. Immediately after becoming senator-elect, Hillary Clinton upped her approval ratings by vowing to sponsor a constitutional amendment that would abolish...
...wonder that the latest New York Times/CBS poll shows that voters are not panicked about the current lack of a President-elect. They've realized that they aren't particularly involved in the electoral process anyway. Unless you're a constitutional lawyer and a superb statistician, when the Sunshine State finally does figure out who the next President will be, you won't be able to understand how he was chosen. Sheesh. It is a nationwide anti-climax and frankly, after a week of "too-close-to-calls," we're getting a little frustrated...