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The Electoral College is under attack because it matters. Presidential elections determine who will direct federal agencies and appoint judges, but the process also shapes the rest of American politi…

In American history, there been just one consensus candidate for president. George Washington, the “father of his country” and the “indispensable man,” was chosen in the first two presidential electi…

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).

Before the Constitution, the United States had a simple legislature with just one chamber. All the national legislative, executive, and judicial powers were in the hands of that Congress. It was gove…

The Nation is an old, storied magazine that has drifted so far left that it thinks Kamala Harris is too conservative.

When do presidential electors cast their state’s electoral votes?

The debate over the Electoral College calls for “careful, conscientious, statesmanlike, and non-partisan consideration,” said former Michigan Chief Justice Stephen Markman in remarks for Save Our Sta…

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

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.