Electoral College:Keep it or junk it?

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | December 10, 2000 | Copyright

Electoral College:Keep it or junk it?

Sunday, December 10, 2000

Our forefathers deserve more credit

Craig Gilbert's article on the Electoral College was, in my opinion, far too careless on such an important subject ("What to fix, keep in Electoral College?" Dec. 4). The tone of the article caused a casual reader to think that everyone believes the Electoral College is either outdated or just plain wrong.

Gilbert's quote from Lloyd Cutler, former White House counsel for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, added to the picture of our founding fathers as old fuddy-duddies whose ideas don't really work ...

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