Who won the election of 1876? The race was so close that South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana each provided two dueling slates of electoral votes. A special congressional commission sorted things out in favor of Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes, though New York Governor and Democratic nominee Samuel Tilden probably received more popular votes. That election... »
The genius of the United States of America is that we are both United and States.
This system is an American original—no nation before ever set up government the way the American Founders did. And no nation ever enjoyed so much success.
The American system of states is called Federalism. One part of it is the Electoral College, the state-by-state way we elect the President of the United States.
Some 'reformers' want to unravel our American system of states. The Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s Save Our States Project is dedicated to preserving these structures for the sake of our liberty, security, and prosperity. Find out more and please join us.