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NationalPopularVote:state-based plan to guarantee the Presidency to the candidate winning most votes (Original Post) BeckyDem Nov 2020 OP
Good luck getting red states to sign up for this sweetloukillbot Nov 2020 #1
You only need enough to reach 270 DrToast Nov 2020 #2
Find the states to do it then sweetloukillbot Nov 2020 #3
Why would Republican states sign onto this? Dem2 Nov 2020 #4
My guess is they hope to persuade and they lose nothing by trying. BeckyDem Nov 2020 #5
The previous posts are correct, red states will never go along with this groundloop Nov 2020 #6

sweetloukillbot

(10,970 posts)
3. Find the states to do it then
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:16 PM
Nov 2020

It's not happening. So far EVERY state that has signed up over the past 20 years has been blue. No Red or Purple states. They're not going to give up their power.

Dem2

(8,166 posts)
4. Why would Republican states sign onto this?
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:18 PM
Nov 2020

They have no incentive since they've lost the popular vote in most of the last elections.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
5. My guess is they hope to persuade and they lose nothing by trying.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:45 PM
Nov 2020

Arizona may turn blue, maybe we can get them on board from there.

groundloop

(11,513 posts)
6. The previous posts are correct, red states will never go along with this
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:48 PM
Nov 2020

The EC gives GOPers a built in 2 to 3 percent advantage, they'll never give that up.

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