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Noncitizen Voting and National Popular Vote

Mar 29, 2022 by Sean Parnell blogs

I wrote the other day about the irresponsible and wildly inaccurate claims made by a National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) lobbyist regarding the effect of illegal immigration on the Elector…

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The Democrats’ democratic presidential nomination process

Apr 12, 2022 by Sean Parnell blogs

I recently wrote about how the Democratic Party selects its national leadership and how it recognizes that while “one person, one vote” is a “sacred principle” of democracy (as stated in the party pl…

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Are Democrats at a structural disadvantage?

Apr 20, 2022 by Trent England blogs

Candidate Joe Biden walking with supporters at an event in Clear Lake, Iowa. Photo by Gage Skidmore A recent New York Times column by Ross Douthat asks whether “Democrats [will] soon be locked out of…

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The latest silly partisan attack on Electoral College

Apr 28, 2022 by Trent England blogs

Usually, it’s Democrats claiming that the Electoral College hurts their party, but sometimes a Republican gets in on that game. Columnist Rachel Alexander recently regurgitated a series of National P…

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January 6th committee member has it backward

Jun 14, 2022 by Trent England blogs

A member of the January 6th Select Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin is one of the most far-left members of Congress. He represents Maryland’s extremely Gerrymandered eighth district, which is dominated b…

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The Electoral College did not end Roe v. Wade

Jun 28, 2022 by Sean Parnell blogs

The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision has sparked a political and social firestorm, with many sharply criticizing the court’s decision while others praise it. S…

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Electoral Count Reform Act poses serious problems for National Popular Vote

Oct 07, 2022 by Sean Parnell blogs

There’s been a lot of analysis and commentary about legislation dubbed the “Electoral Count Reform Act” (ECRA), introduced by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (a similar bill, but with less bipartisan supp…

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Why does NPV hide behind the Institute for Research on Presidential Elections?

Oct 19, 2022 by Trent England blogs

Did you hear the one about the boy who was so ugly, his mom had to tie a squirrel around his neck to get the dog to play with him? Terrible, I know. But it came to mind when I saw how the National Po…

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2016 “National Popular Vote” winner… Donald Trump?

Nov 10, 2022 by Sean Parnell blogs

A critical weakness of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is the lack of an official national vote count. Instead, the compact gives the chief election official in each member state—…

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2024 presidential race reminds us: states matter

Nov 15, 2022 by Trent England blogs

The midterm elections are over, so now the question is: Who will be the Democratic and Republican nominees for President in 2024? Americans will sort that out over the next 18 months. Assuming Joe Bi…

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