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What is the Difference Between an Electoral Loss and Disenfranchisement? || Electoral College Debate
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4:43Now PlayingNew York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie observes that African Americans in southern states, despite being a large percentage of a voting base, are effectively disenfranchised from choosing the president. Legal scholar Bradley Smith disagrees, arguing that elections produces winners and losers, and that a loss isn’t the same as disenfranchisement. An excerpt from the debate "The Electoral College Has Outlived Its Usefulness."
This debate is presented in partnership with the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law as part of the Newt and Jo Minow Debate Series.
FOR THE MOTION:
Jamelle Bouie - Columnist, New York Times
Kate Shaw - Law Professor & Supreme Court Contributor, ABC News
AGAINST THE MOTION
Tara Ross - Author, "Why We Need the Electoral College"
Bradley A. Smith - Law Professor & Former Chairman, Federal Election Commission
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