Reader Opinion: Reason for the Electoral College
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The Electoral College question looming over 2024
There are two scenarios that could explain where the 2024 election stands right now. In one, President Joe Biden is locked in something close to a 50-50 contest with former President Donald Trump. In the other, Biden is trailing by more — maybe much more — than the national polls suggest. The answer depends largely on whether Trump and Republicans have maintained the advantage in the Electoral College that they held in the last two presidential elections. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton won...
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How Trump could win even if he loses the popular vote AND the Electoral College
I worry that those of us who are dedicated to democracy and therefore committed to playing by the rules are underestimating the willingness of House Republicans to break the rules to elect Trump.Remember: Most current Republican members of the House, including Speaker Michael Johnson, refused to certify the outcome of the 2020 election. In fact, Johnson helped organize 138 Republican House members to dispute that outcome, despite state certifications and the nearly unanimous rulings from state...
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‘National Popular Vote’ Scheme Aims To Erase Electoral College’s Protections For States
Maine is the latest entrant in the leftist interstate Popular Vote compact, but is the NPV an exercise in futility?