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How the United States got an Electoral College

Oct 14, 2024 by Trent England blogs

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…

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MICHAEL C. MAIBACH: Tim Walz Let Slip What We Knew About The Left All Along

Oct 16, 2024 by Staff blogs

During a recent fundraiser at Governor Gavin Newsom's home in California, Tim Walz reiterated his support for abolishing the Electoral College.Michael C. Maibach, distinguished fellow for Save Our St…

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Electoral College Doesn’t Cause Candidates to Ignore National Issues

Oct 16, 2024 by Sean Parnell blogs

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). Does it hold up to reality? The claim is …

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'One Neat Trick' to Rig the National Popular Vote Compact?

Oct 16, 2024 by Staff blogs

While speaking at fundraisers in Seattle and Sacramento, Tim Walz brought up his opposition to the Electoral College and his support for the National Popular Vote interstate compact.Sean Parnell, sen…

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The Electoral College and the Twelfth Amendment Tweak

Oct 22, 2024 by Trent England blogs

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…

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Why the Electoral College?

Oct 24, 2024 by Trent England blogs

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…

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Correcting NBC News on the Electoral College

Oct 26, 2024 by Trent England blogs

Why does the U.S. use the Electoral College, asks a new video from NBC News. The network’s Zinhle Essamuah attempts to explain it, but flubs some of the details. Here are the big and small mistakes, …

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Benefits of the Electoral College: Containing Disputes

Oct 28, 2024 by Trent England blogs

It is easy to forget that when we vote “for president,” we really vote for electors pledged to support the candidate we favor. Civics education is not what it used to be, and perhaps the Electoral Co…

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Harry Roth discusses the Electoral College on NPR's Radiolab

Oct 25, 2024 by Staff blogs

Save Our States Director of Outreach Harry Roth joined NPR's Radiolab to discuss an effort to abolish the Electoral College in the 1970's.

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Anti-ranked choice voting group warns ballot initiatives will make elections less secure

Oct 22, 2024 by Staff blogs

Save Our States Executive Director Trent England spoke with a reporter at the Washington Examiner about the dark money donors pushing ranked-choice voting ballot initiatives across the country. “Rank…

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