United States Senate, 3, 5, 28, 36, 41, 45, 49, 55, 64–65, 172, 177

United States Supreme Court, 11, 32, 59

Vietnam War, 56, 87, 89–90

Washington, George, 24, 30

wavering electors, 16–17, 43, 48, 50–51

in 2000, 54, 73–80

wavering electors (continued)

in 2004, 99–116

in 2008, 146–163

Wilson, James, 5, 170

winner-take-all See also unit rule; Duverger’s Law, 26, 103–104, 111, 124–126, 147–149, 158, 169–172, 174, 179, 182

Wright, Jeremiah, 129, 131–132