The system worked â this time
Bidenâs Electoral College win in the wake of bogus lawsuits, aided and abetted by Republican officials, still points to the need for a national popular vote.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated December 17, 2020, 1:32 p.m.
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Electors in Georgia turn in their official ballots on Monday, in Atlanta.Damon Winter/NYT
The Electoral College â antiquated and arcane institution that it is â did its job this week in ceremonies large and small, mostly dignified, and occasionally (at least in the case of Michigan) fraught.
The 50-state ritual was at long last enough to convince Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell that indeed there would be a new occupant of the White House next year, even if the current occupant continues to live in his own state of denial.
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