Showing posts with label Electoral College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electoral College. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
2020 Was A "Dry Run"
Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven’t faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run
The Republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election
How election-denying GOP governors could tilt the 2024 presidential election
Monday, June 26, 2023
Another View Of The Electoral College
"The possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency provides perhaps the strongest case ever for the Electoral College. Were the Electoral College to work as the * Framers originally envisioned, there is no chance Trump would even be a serious candidate in 2024, let alone 2016 or 2020.
"The Electoral College is perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood institution in American politics. There have been more efforts to alter or abolish it than any other institution, and polls suggest large percentages of the public support replacing it with a direct popular vote for president."
"So why did the constitutional Framers create the Electoral College?"
Click on the link below for an interesting US history lesson:
* A big qualifier
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Why The Electoral College Is Bogus
"Who thought the Electoral College was a good idea? In two of the last five presidential elections, the candidate who lost the popular vote still managed to win the White House. So why are we still electing the most powerful position this way and what are the alternatives? Jesse Wegman, author of the new book “Let the People Pick the President”, gives amazing insight into the slapdash construction of the Electoral College. Hear him make the case that the institution we ended up with is divisive and undemocratic and ought to be done away with once and for all.
Click on the link below for an enlightening podcast on the subject:
Monday, January 20, 2020
A Plan To Do Away With The Electoral College In The USA
"There is a plan that can get the country closer to having a national popular election for president within the current constitutional framework, and without the need for a constitutional amendment."
"One of the most significant reform proposals—what’s known as the National Popular Vote (NPV) interstate-compact plan—has gained momentum. As of today, 15 states and the District of Columbia have joined the agreement. As signatories, each jurisdiction pledges to select Electoral College members who support the presidential candidate who won the most votes nationally, regardless of which candidate won the most votes in that particular jurisdiction. By its terms, the compact will go into effect only when states totaling at least 270 Electoral College votes—the number needed to win the White House—enact the plan. So far, jurisdictions accounting for 196 votes—more than 70 percent of the needed 270—have signed on."
"One of the most significant reform proposals—what’s known as the National Popular Vote (NPV) interstate-compact plan—has gained momentum. As of today, 15 states and the District of Columbia have joined the agreement. As signatories, each jurisdiction pledges to select Electoral College members who support the presidential candidate who won the most votes nationally, regardless of which candidate won the most votes in that particular jurisdiction. By its terms, the compact will go into effect only when states totaling at least 270 Electoral College votes—the number needed to win the White House—enact the plan. So far, jurisdictions accounting for 196 votes—more than 70 percent of the needed 270—have signed on."
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