Tag: National Popular Vote
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Indifference and Insouciance Are Not Acceptable
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2020 (Nov. 18, 2020) — Well, it starts already. The Left – also known as the “Democrat-tech-media-Hollywood-academia-anti-American” cabal – has accelerated its assault on the Electoral College. In an editorial appearing in the comically-labeled “Democracy Dies in Darkness” Washington Post, the editorial Politbur…, oh…, sorry… my bad…, the editorial board outright calls…
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What was the Founders’ Intent in Creating the Electoral College? Conclusion
“THE FRAUD OF OMISSION” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 4, 2019) — In Parts 1 and 2 of our series on the Framers’ creation of the Electoral College to elect the President of the United States, Atty. Mario Apuzzo explained, from a constitutional standpoint, how the system was conceived and continues to serve as a compromise…
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What was the Founders’ Intent in Creating the Electoral College?
“GREAT COMPROMISES WERE MADE” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 1, 2019) — Over a number of years and increasingly within the last several weeks, political candidates, state legislatures, members of Congress, and some average Americans are calling for a bypassing or abolition of the Electoral College and for the establishing of a “national popular vote” to…
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The Anti-Trump Riots are a Smoke Screen The Real Goal – Eliminate the Electoral College
“THE DANGER IS REAL AND GAINING GROUND” by Tom DeWeese, ©2018 (Oct. 15, 2018) — Many seem bewildered by the anti-Trump riots and demonstrations that have covered the nation since the 2016 election. And many keep trying to find a reasonable response. Give it up. You can’t reason with them with words. Here is my…
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The Anti-Trump Riots are a Smoke Screen
THE REAL GOAL – ELIMINATE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE by Tom DeWeese, ©2016, American Policy Center (Nov. 21, 2016) — Many seem bewildered by the anti-Trump riots and demonstrations. And many keep trying to find a reasonable response. Give it up. You can’t reason with them with words. Here is my take. They know full well…
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Update: Electoral College Reform
WHAT DID THE FOUNDERS INTEND? by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2016 (Nov. 13, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: The following article contains new information from updated figures from the November 8, 2016 presidential election from the author’s original post here.] As New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s (almost) like déjà vu all over again.” According to…
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Electoral College Reform
“A BI-PARTISAN AFFLICTION” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2016 (Nov. 12, 2016) — As New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” According to latest reports on the outcome of the 2016 General Election, Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys a 390,048 vote advantage in the national popular vote, while her…
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The Tyranny of Good Intentions
IS TRYING TO “FIX” GOVERNMENT THE ANSWER? by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (Jun. 9, 2016) — To paraphrase an ancient Greek, society will often survive the evil that men do for evil purposes, but a society’s downfall can often be attributed to the evil done in the name of good intentions.…
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The National Popular Vote Fallacy
WHY DID THE FRAMERS CREATE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2012 (Nov. 2, 2012) — In 2000, out of a total popular vote of 101,455,900, the Gore-Lieberman ticket won a narrow majority, 50,999,900 votes (50.26%) to 50,456,000 (49.74%) for Bush-Cheney. A switch of just 271,948 votes, just over one-fourth of one percent (0.27%)… a…
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A Romney Landslide
THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE VS. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE by Paul R. Hollrah. ©2012 (Oct. 5, 2012) — In a June 15, 2012 column I described a scenario in which Republicans could enjoy a landslide 367 to 171 victory in the Electoral College… clearly, an optimistic prediction. Conservatively, I estimated the Republican candidates would win at least…
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Beware the National Popular Vote
THE FRAMERS INSTITUTED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE FOR SOUND REASON by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2012 (May 25, 2012) — In his introduction to the book, Every Vote Counts: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote, former Republican congressman and presidential candidate John B. Anderson had this to say: “I believe the occupant of…