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Tyranny of the Majority and Winner-Take-All
November 21, 2019 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College
One argument for retaining the Electoral College and its state-by-state process for electing the president is that it provides a check on raw majoritarian power, sometimes referred to as the “tyranny…
Read More →NPV founder having second thoughts?
November 18, 2019 by Trent England in Defending the Electoral College
At a recent event in Florida, one of the creators of NPV admitted that, under current federal and state laws, NPV would not produce “a reliable national total.”
Read More →Hillsdale President Larry Arnn on the Electoral College
August 30, 2019 in Defending the Electoral College
Larry Arnn in The Wall Street Journal: "We can think about this better if we understand two things: What does the Electoral College do, and why does it do it?"
Read More →What is National Popular Vote?
June 3, 2019 in Defending the Electoral College
In the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, some Al Gore supporters determined to do away with the Electoral College. They called their plan, and the organization they created to push it, Nat…
Read More →The Electoral College protects Middle America
May 24, 2019 in Defending the Electoral College
SOS Director Trent England writes in USA Today that the National Popular Vote interstate compact, if it takes effect, would mean “rural and small town Americans who supply our food and energy will lo…
Read More →Hillary deserved to lose, the Electoral College deserves to stay
May 16, 2019 in Defending the Electoral College
The Clinton campaign’s inability to excite voters outside the biggest cities is not a reason to change the Constitution, or to otherwise manipulate election rules.
Read More →Electoral College is good for Kansas
May 3, 2019 in Defending the Electoral College
The Constitution is full of checks and balances, and the Electoral College was created to put some balance in presidential elections. A recent editorial points out how much this matters for smaller s…
Read More →Delaware joins anti-Electoral College compact
March 29, 2019 in Defending the Electoral College
Delaware and Colorado have joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, with New Mexico likely to follow soon. It's about being part of The Resistance. Hopefully legislators considering NPV i…
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