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Contra Koza

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2016

Darin DeWitt  and
Thomas Schwartz
Darin DeWitt
Affiliation:
California State University, Long Beach
Thomas Schwartz
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Three of our arguments drew no objection from Dr. Koza. One is that plurality rule—the heart of his proposed reform—can be anti-majoritarian. In our three-candidate example, Libby was the plurality favorite but Maude beat each of her rivals, Libby included, by a majority. A plurality can be a majority, of course, but the Electoral College has never reversed a popular majority.

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Controversy: The National Popular Vote Plan
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 49 , Special Issue 4: Elections in Focus , October 2016 , pp. 805 - 806
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2016 

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