Democrats Finally Have the Votes to Make the Electoral College Obsolete

Several statewide and state legislative contests in this week’s midterm elections have resulted in new Democratic Party “trifecta” governments — places where the party is now in control of both houses of the state legislature as well as the governor’s office. With these new wins, Democrats have the opportunity to do something once considered nearly impossible: implement a popular vote model…
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New Poll Finds Most Americans Back Adopting Popular Vote to Select President

A new poll demonstrates strong support for amending the U.S. Constitution to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a popular vote model. Under the Electoral College — the archaic system of selecting the president of the United States — states are given electoral votes based on how many members of Congress they have. Candidates obtain these votes by winning statewide races, or…
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