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b"The Electoral college is one of the most confusing\\u2014and, after the 2016 election, contentious\\u2014parts of American democracy. After losing two of the past five presidential races in the Electoral College (EC), Democrats are determined to never let it happen again. And many Americans\\u2014on both the left and the right\\u2014find it to be a confusing and antiquated system we would do well to get rid of. \\xa0 But others think it's an indispensible part of American democracy. One of them is today's guest, Tara Ross, a legal scholar and author of The Indispensable Electoral College: How the Founders\\u2019 Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule. Tara argues the EC is neither outdated nor unfair\\u2014and the stability of the United States depends on it. \\xa0 She argues the Founding Fathers knew what they were doing. They ingeniously balanced the will of the majority and the interests of minorities, avoiding the instability that has bedeviled every other democracy. \\xa0 In this interview we discuss: \\xa0 Why the Electoral College safeguards national unity How the Electoral College prevents political crises in tight elections How the Founders came up with the Electoral College\\u2014and why they thought it was so important Why the Electoral Colege was meant to be more important than the popular vote Why the Electoral College doesn\\u2019t favor one party over the other Why the Electoral College is inappropriately\\u2014and incorrectly\\u2014labeled a \\u201crelic of slavery\\u201d \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 ABOUT TARA ROSS \\xa0 Tara Ross has spent much of her legal career studying and defending the Electoral College. She is the author of two previous books, Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College and We Elect a President: The Story of Our Electoral College and her tutorial \\u201cDo You Understand the Electoral College?\\u201d is one of Prager University\\u2019s most popular videos ever, with more than fifty million views. She has written for the National Law Journal, USA Today, the Washington Times, National Review, and the Weekly Standard. \\xa0 RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE The Indispensable Electoral College: How the Founders' Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule\\xa0 Tara Ross's website"