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New York Submits Inaccurate Presidential Vote Count (Again)
February 22, 2021 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
For at least the fourth consecutive presidential election cycle, the numbers submitted by New York on its Certificate of Ascertainment were off.
Read More →States consider preemptive measures against National Popular Vote
February 10, 2021 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
The fundamental flaw of the NPV compact is that it relies on the cooperation of non-member states, including those that strongly oppose NPV, to operate successfully.
Read More →2020 Voter Turnout Not Tied to “Battleground State” Status
January 27, 2021 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
Those who believe NPV will produce a consequential increase in voter turnout should consider the evidence, which suggests that there are other much more effective changes waiting to be championed tha…
Read More →The myth of 'wrong-winner' elections
November 20, 2020 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
It is highly misleading to claim that there have been “wrong winner” elections when the winners all campaigned under the rules in place at the time, and it is impossible to know the outcome under dif…
Read More →Reasonable but wrong: The Washington Post’s call for abolishing the Electoral College
November 17, 2020 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
A recent Washington Post editorial is wrongheaded, but at least its authors were responsible enough to recognize that it’s no simple and easy task to radically upend the way our nation elects its pre…
Read More →National Popular Vote: Recount madness
November 17, 2020 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
National Popular Vote could require, for the first time in American history, a nationwide recount.
Read More →National Popular Vote and rural America
November 16, 2020 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
Under the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), Americans who live in small towns and rural areas would largely be ignored while candidates focus on population-dense major metropolitan area…
Read More →Why do we have the Electoral College?
September 16, 2020 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
The Electoral College was ultimately chosen because it ensured the president would be independent of Congress and small states would have a voice.
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