For I Must Tell You

America Is An Outlier In The World Of Democracies When It Comes To The Structure And Conduct Of Elections.

Responsibility For Overseeing The Implementation Of Election Law Typically Resides With Partisan Officials, Many With Public Stakes In The Election Outcome.

But Presidential Approval Also Became A Surrogate Measure Of National Unity And Patriotism.

Some Of Necessities Go Astray, Because For Them There Is No Such Thing As A Right Path.

Presidents Are Elected Not By Direct Popular Vote But By 538 Members Of The Electoral College.