['< sod > on these facts, some scholars recently have described why the electoral college as being intended to nominate candidates from which the congress would then select a president and vice president. < ref > { { cite journal | last = berg - scott andersson | first = richard e. | title = what else are they all doing, anyway? : an historical analysis of the electoral college | journal = the green papers | quarterly date = september 17, 2000 | wikipedia url = http : / / www. thegreenpapers. com / hx / electoralcollege. html } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > on these facts, some scholars have similarly described the electoral college as being not intended to nominate a slate of candidates from which the congress would then select a president and vice president. < ref > { { cite journal | last = berg - andersson | first = richard e. | title = what are they all doing, anyway? : an historical analysis studies of the electoral college | journal = 2 the green papers | date = september 17, 2000 | url = http : / / www. thegreenpapers. com / hx / electoralcollege. html } } < / ref > < eod >']