Lodge-Gosset and the South: An Analysis of Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, Eighty-First Congress

Washington correspondents were quick to note that the Lodge-Gossett joint resolution to abolish the Electoral College was backed with bi-partisan support in the Congress. This strange alliance brought to mind the symbolism of the lion and the lamb lying down together. At first glance, the proposal seemed to be one of those rare measures in politics which hurt no one but offer aid to all. Thus it passed the Senate and thus it might have passed the House of Representatives had not the conservatives in both parties taken a second look.