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How California could control the NPV compact

September 20, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

California already has more electoral votes than any other state, due to the size of its population.

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Child Voting: A National Popular Vote Power Move

September 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in 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 Justice

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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California teenagers could make small states disappear with NPV

August 26, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

The National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), adopted by 17 blue states, would force the Electoral College to rubber stamp the popular vote result.

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Electoral College forces party outreach

August 19, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

With both campaigns scrapping for voters, I thought it a good time to revisit a section of my book, “Why We Must Defend the Electoral College.”

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

August 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in 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 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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Electoral College Curriculum

August 5, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have it? And why do some other countries have similar electoral systems?

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How the 12th Amendment affects vice presidential picks

July 5, 2024 by Michael C. Maibach in Electoral College

During this presidential campaign year, there is, as always, speculation on vice presidential choices.

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