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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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Where do presidential electors come from?

Oct 15, 2020 by Trent England blog

Some questions make parents squirm. One that might come up between now and Election Day is: Where do presidential electors come from? Few people know how this works. It all starts at state political…

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The Electoral College and Campaign 2020

Nov 25, 2020 by Trent England blog

Every four years, millions of Americans wind up on the losing side and thus disappointed by the presidential election. These wins and losses too often color how we see our political institutions. Thi…

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Electoral College well worth the trade offs

Oct 27, 2020 by Trent England blog

Some people bemoan the fact that not every state in every presidential election is a toss-up, or battleground. But that’s political reality down the ballot, too. And the cost of seeing fewer televisi…

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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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Electoral College benefits visible as votes are counted; Colorado ‘popular vote’ measure remains close

Nov 04, 2020 by Trent England blog

While the outcome remains uncertain, the Electoral College is working as designed. Each state ran its own election and now each is responsible for fairly counting its votes. Any disputes will be cont…

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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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Saving the Electoral College

Nov 09, 2020 by Trent England blog

I call it a “toothpaste issue,” as in “you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.” If we lose the Electoral College—our state-by-state process for electing the president—we won’t get it back. And…

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National Popular Vote and election fraud

Nov 10, 2020 by Sean Parnell blog

Key PointsElection fraud continues to be a serious problem, and the National Popular Vote interstate compact would make it worse.In the current system, it is difficult to commit fraud in competitive …

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No, we don't have a president-elect yet

Nov 10, 2020 by Trent England blog

The law determines when an election is over—not the media. Yet reporters often predict who is going to win, sometimes even before votes are counted based on lopsided polling. Other times they predict…

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