Tag: Electoral College
The first step to fixing the electoral college
If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.
Who follows loser Trump? Can yapping yahoos cohere after endless havoc?
Great crises loom for party backers –/ Who corrals berserk bushwhackers?
Raskin says electoral college is a ‘danger’ to democracy and should...
"We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, representatives, everybody else: Whoever gets the most votes wins."
Improve democracy: Close the college
Attempts to fix this have been made from time to time, but never garnered enough votes to mount a successful fix to this fundamental flaw.
Who invented the Electoral College?
Hamilton and the other founders were reassured that with this compromise system, neither public ignorance nor outside influence would affect the choice of a nation’s leader.
What if we made the electoral college moot?
Immediately after the 2016 presidential election, many liberal circles were buzzing about how to prevent Donald Trump from taking office, especially after...
Elect president by popular vote: Maine joins movement to give Electoral...
"The bill ensures that every vote, in every state, will matter in every presidential election."
Merkley Senate bill would abolish ‘undemocratic’ electoral college
"The idea of democracy is simple and obvious even to young kids on a playground—whoever gets the most votes should win."
To ensure every vote counts, Elizabeth Warren says amend the Constitution...
"When you've got a government that works for the rich and it's not working nearly as well for anyone else, that's corruption, and we need to call it out plain and simple."
Good-Bye Electoral College? Popular vote movement gaining steam
It’s not just Democrats that see the virtue in reforming presidential elections.
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Uncertainty looms over Trump’s assassination attempt: FBI questions details
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony reveals doubts about whether Donald Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel during an assassination attempt, raising questions about the investigation’s progress and transparency.
Vance’s popularity crisis: Can the RNC afford to keep him on the ticket?
Polling reveals deep unpopularity for GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, raising questions about the Republican Party’s strategy and the potential consequences for the 2024 election.
American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.
Public opposition to Project 2025 surges as Trump distances himself
Awareness and disapproval of Project 2025 increase significantly despite Trump’s attempts to disassociate from the controversial conservative policy agenda.
730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding urgent action
The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.