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Arizona Republicans shut down National Popular Vote talk

November 22, 2024 by Harry Roth in Electoral College

Lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact have long targeted Arizona in hopes of adding its eleven electoral votes to their unconstitutional compact scheme. In the past, they have ev…

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Will DEI survive a second Trump presidency?

November 15, 2024 by Harry Roth

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI for short, is a framework to implement radical racial, gender, and sexual policies in public and private institutions. During the Biden administration, DEI be…

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Still Waiting on the ‘National Popular Vote’ Winner

November 7, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College

Aside from perhaps a few voting stations ordered by courts to remain open past their scheduled close, voting in America ended in all fifty states (plus Washington, DC) by 1 a.m. Eastern time on Wedne…

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The Electoral College and Constitutionalism

November 4, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

Tomorrow, Americans will vote for their state’s presidential electors. This is the first step in the two-part democratic election process set forth in the Constitution for choosing the president and …

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Benefits of the Electoral College: Political Accountability and Trust

November 1, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

This is the fifth and final post in our series about some of the benefits of the Electoral College. We have covered how it contains disputes, keeps power in the states, makes results more decisive, a…

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Benefits of the Electoral College: National Coalitions

October 31, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

So far this week, we have considered the following benefits of the Electoral College.Election disputes are contained within individual states;Presidents don’t control their own elections; andMost of …

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Benefits of the Electoral College: Decisive Results

October 30, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

The nationwide popular vote margin in 1880 was less than 10,000 votes, or just about .1 percent. Neither candidate had a majority, which is often the case in close presidential elections. Yet James G…

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Benefits of the Electoral College: State, not National, Control

October 29, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

One consequence of the Electoral College is a practical respect for states, both their boundaries and their legislatures. While the federal government has assumed many powers once left to the states,…

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Benefits of the Electoral College: Containing Disputes

October 28, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

It is easy to forget that when we vote “for president,” we really vote for electors pledged to support the candidate we favor. Civics education is not what it used to be, and perhaps the Electoral Co…

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