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NPV hits a brick wall
Posted by Trent England on Jun 28, 2021
Thanks to the work of Save Our States and many allies, no state has joined the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in 2021. In fact, since 2019, no state legislature has passed NPV legisla…
Read More →The Electoral College represents people, National Popular Vote doesn’t
Posted by Sean Parnell on Jun 02, 2021
Common refrains among advocates for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) are that “every vote should be equal” and “every voter in every state should be politically relevant.” These are…
Read More →NPV’s “Blue Wall” Mirage
Posted by Trent England on May 18, 2021
Recently at Townhall.com, I lampooned as “foolish, insulting, and incorrect” the claim that Republicans should support the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) for political reasons. Strong…
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A failed attempt to reconcile NPV, RCV in Maine
Posted by Trent England in State Updates on May 14, 2021
Maine has the most unique presidential election process. It splits its electoral votes by congressional district, one of only two states to do so today. And in 2020, after contentious political and l…
Read More →Tacoma: The 101st City
Posted by Sean Parnell in Threats on May 13, 2021
One concern often expressed about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that voters from large metropolitan areas would dominate a direct presidential election while rural Americans w…
Read More →A short-sighted attack … part 3
Posted by Trent England in Threats on Apr 30, 2021
Previously I criticized arguments by columnist Scott Morefield that conservatives should, for purely political reasons, support the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). He doubled down wit…
Read More →A short-sighted attack … part 2
Posted by Trent England on Apr 29, 2021
After blowback from conservative readers, Columnist Scott Morefield has doubled down on his defense of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). I took him to task on Monday for implying th…
Read More →Biden’s Court Packing Bridge to Nowhere
Posted by Trent England on Apr 27, 2021
Like most things, an independent judiciary is easier to destroy than it is to create. Courts rely on credibility, so even well-intentioned political meddling can do serious damage. Such is the risk o…
Read More →A short-sighted attack on the Electoral College
Posted by Trent England on Apr 27, 2021
Usually, it’s the left that stereotypes conservatives as frightened reactionaries just out for power. So I was surprised when Scott Morefield, writing at Townhall.com, used the same smear to argue th…
Read More →Time is running out
There is a real, immediate threat to the constitutional way we elect our president. National Popular Vote is 76% of the way to implementing their dangerous plan.