United States Electoral College 2016
A plan to circumvent the Electoral College is gaining momentum among blue states after Democrats suffered two crushing defeats in presidential elections over the past two decades.
The plan has been given new impetus after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis(D) said this week that he will sign a bill to have his state become the 12th state, along with the District of Columbia, to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
The states making up the compact, which already includes New York, Illinois and all the New England states except for New Hampshire, would commit to awarding their electoral votes to whomever wins the popular vote nationally, regardless of the results in the Electoral College.
So far, these states, with Colorado, add up to 181 electoral votes, well short of the 270 needed to ascend to the White House.
Advocates are doubtful that enough states can join the compact for it to take effect by 2020, but hold hope of garnering enough support by 2024 as […]
This approach is a perfect example of winner take all thinking. That is finding a way to impose ones worldview on everyone else, or more importantly seek change in a way that can easily be seen by ones opponents as an attempt to do so. No Republican is going to support this. A much fairer way, AND more importantly an approach that will appeal to fairness on both sides, is to accomplish the same thing by the states apportioning their electoral votes in line with the popular vote each candidate gets within each state. Not only does everybody’s individual vote then count reflecting local communities, but I think it makes the rise of alternate parties much easier. Its psychologically much more effective. What do you think?
Im not clear from this article which states have adopted the no electoral college plan. Would you kindly clarify. Are the blue states you depict already on board or more work to be done? TX