Former Maine Republican Governor Paul Le Page

With Colorado on the verge of enacting the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to nullify the Electoral College, the next state to sign on could be Maine, where a resolution is scheduled to be introduced in committee in the state House this week.

But former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who retired to Florida at the start of this year after two terms in office, is fiercely opposed to eliminating the Electoral College for an unlikely reason: he believes it would silence white people!

“What would happen – if they do what they say they’re going to do – is white people will not have anything to say,” said LePage in an interview with WVOM. “It’s only going to be the minorities that would elect. It would be California, Texas, Florida . . . We’re gonna be forgotten people.”

LePage’s horror scenario doesn’t make any sense. First, replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote wouldn’t “silence” anyone — it would make everyone’s vote count equally. […]