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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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National Popular Vote and rural America

Nov 16, 2020 by Sean Parnell blog

Key PointsThe interests of small-town and rural Americans have to be taken into account when trying to win statewide elections under the Electoral College.There are 223 million Americans in just thos…

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National Popular Vote: Recount madness

Nov 17, 2020 by Sean Parnell blog

Key Points NPV could require, for the first time in American history, a nationwide recount. In a close election under NPV, it would be impossible to conduct a legitimate national recount.The cour…

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Reasonable but wrong: The Washington Post’s call for abolishing the Electoral College

Nov 17, 2020 by Sean Parnell blog

Normally I would come to bury, not praise, an editorial that calls for abolishing the Electoral College. But as I read Monday’s Washington Post editorial I couldn’t help but notice that, while genera…

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The myth of 'wrong-winner' elections

Nov 20, 2020 by Sean Parnell blog

Key Points Presidents who won without a popular-vote plurality campaigned under the rules of the time, and it is misleading to call them “wrong winner” elections based on some imaginary preferred …

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How the Electoral College works

Dec 14, 2020 by Trent England blog

Many Americans don’t understand how the process to elect our president functions. Today, we will walk through a few of the most common questions and misunderstandings about the Electoral College. Wh…

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Electoral College vote highlights this important institution

Dec 14, 2020 by Trent England blog

Every presidential election year, on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, Presidential Electors cast votes for President and Vice President. This often-overlooked day is a vital part of…

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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 Dec. 21

Dec 21, 2020 by Harry Roth blog

Neutral Articles CNN: Why the Electoral College is here to stay -- for now “President-elect Joe Biden's victory in this week's Electoral College vote formalized a win that has been known for over a m…

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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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