Questions that may arise. And so with that, we want to begin some brief questioning by the members of the panel, and its my pleasure to recognize first representative bobby scott of virginia. Thank you, mr. Chairman. As i said in my hoping comments, most of the comments, virtually all of the comments are based on the mathematical curiosity that the Electoral College and popular vote may not agree. If you are counting electoral votes and thats what you count, like in the world series you can get outscored and still win. We heard a lot about the swing states. If one thing about a swing state is it assumes that you have in the bag enough to get close to 270 and so you are going to spend your time on the last couple of states. Just like if a president is trying to get a bill passed, when you get close to 218 in the house, a handful of members get all the attention. 51 senators, you get up to 46, 47, those last few senators will get all the attention. But that assumes that you have in the b
Tomorrow on q a, former defense secretary and cia director robert gates discusses his book a passion for leadership. Lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service. The program airs at 7 00 p. M. Eastern this week on q a, Boston College Law School Professor mary sarah builder discusses madisons hand which takes a critical look at the notes James Madison wrote during and after the convention of 1787. Mary sarah builder, you have a book out called madisons hand revising the Constitutional Convention. Whats it about. Its a biography of the notes , of madisons notes notes and madison was the only framer who we know of who took complete notes that summer. The book argues that the notes were written in their entirety the summer they wrote the constitution but madisons record is the most important account of that summer. When did you get this idea . Guest i thought i would write a narrative, a story of what it mightve been like from madisons perspective and as i began i began to