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NPV’s Odd Definition of “Suburbs”

January 14, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

I recently re-listened to a March 2023 hearing on the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in Michigan. As NPV supporters recited their talking points, I heard something that I’ve probably …

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2024 “official” National Popular Vote Results

December 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

NPV is extremely vulnerable when it comes to actually adding up votes, in particular when it comes to non-member states not following the timeline required by a compact they are not a party to.

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How to win NPV in 2028

December 9, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

The argument that rural America will get plenty of attention if NPV is in effect is simply nonsense.

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Still Waiting on the ‘National Popular Vote’ Winner

November 7, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

Under NPV, we’d likely have another three or four weeks of waiting, with all the chaos and confusion that would bring. That doesn’t seem healthy for our democracy.

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Electoral College Doesn’t Cause Candidates to Ignore National Issues

October 16, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

We’re rapidly approaching election day, so it seems like good time to check a claim made by lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV).

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Child Voting: A National Popular Vote Power Move

September 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

National Popular Vote would lead to states frantically scheming and maneuvering to expand their electorate. Here's one example of the chaos that could happen under NPV.

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Academic freedom in China and beyond

September 11, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Foreign Threats

The absence of genuine academic freedom in Chinese higher education makes clear that America’s policymakers should limit the spread of CCP influence in our own colleges and universities.

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Who’s the Losing Candidate? (Illinois & Texas Edition)

August 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact is that it would be essentially impossible to conduct a full recount if the national margin were close.

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Another Baseball Lesson for the Electoral College

August 8, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

Turns out baseball can also teach a few lessons about the Electoral College and National Popular Vote, including that just like every run counts, so does every state.

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