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Law professor warns against ‘ill-conceived’ national popular vote

Oct 01, 2020 by Trent England blog

Prolific author and law professor Richard Epstein published a defense of the Electoral College last Saturday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. After a succinct description of the history leading to th…

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Republic or Democracy: The Real Debate

Nov 02, 2020 by Trent England blog

A debate I participated in last week in Denver went to the heart of the fight between those pushing the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) and those of us defending the Electoral College.…

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Colorado result puts lie to NPV ‘polls’

Nov 04, 2020 by Trent England blog

For years, the National Popular Vote lobbying campaign has peddled polls that claim it is overwhelmingly popular. Of course, the group pays for these polls, and most people take them with many grains…

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The National Popular Vote Myth

Nov 12, 2020 by Trent England blog

Traveling around the country defending the Electoral College, I have heard an amazing array of different--sometimes contradictory--claims made by National Popular Vote (NPV) advocates. Some of this i…

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What happens on January 6th?

Dec 16, 2020 by Trent England blog

The Constitution sets up a framework for presidential elections—the state-by-state process now known as the Electoral College—but leaves the details to state legislatures and to Congress. A federal l…

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Daily headlines for Jan. 4

Jan 04, 2021 by Harry Roth blog

Broad + Liberty: Sean Parnell: 2024 would be much, much worse under national popular vote The 2020 presidential election was filled with chaos, controversy and crisis – particularly the post-election…

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Weekly Headlines: Jan 17-23

Jan 22, 2021 by Harry Roth blog

Alexandria Times: Popular Vote Interstate Compact is unconstitutional The proponents of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact say that they are supporting democracy and fairness. In fact, the …

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Daily headlines for Dec. 22

Dec 22, 2020 by Harry Roth blog

The Virginia Gazette: Say no to proposed National Popular Vote Interstate Compact The urge to fix something that isn’t broken is common and powerful in our society. Advocates of the National Popular…

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NPV's large thermal exhaust ports

Jan 19, 2021 by Sean Parnell blog

Sometimes I describe the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) as the election version of the Death Star, with a twist. Rather than a single “small, thermal exhaust port” the size of a womp …

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Why NPV might drive down voter turnout

Feb 04, 2021 by Trent England blog

In a recent post, Sean Parnell offers something all too rare in political debates: data. He shows that a state’s status as “safe” or “battleground” does not determine voter turnout. Some high turnout…

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