The states remain in charge of this presidential election. They are not doomed to watch helplessly as scandal after scandal emerges about the two major-party candidates.
Voters agree on a lot more than one might suspect, given all the divisiveness and anger this year. Most people are upset with their options, and they simply want to put the nightmarish presidential election of 2016 safely behind them.
The Electoral College—the state-by-state way in which Americans elect presidents—rewards the candidate who builds the best national coalition. This year, it seems that the biggest coalition is made up of people who want a third choice. What has gone wrong? And is there really no way out?
A few simple mistakes are being made, repeatedly, this year. The good news is that these mistakes can still be fixed. There are ways out, even this late in the process. The states are not subject to the whims of the Republican or Democratic national committees. They are not doomed to watch helplessly as scandal after scandal emerges about the two major-party candidates. They have always been in charge of this presidential election. Everyone has just forgotten it. ...Read the rest of this oped from The Federalist HERE.
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