Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumElizabeth Warren wants to kill the electoral college
Many Democrats, including Warren, have disparaged the electoral college following the presidential election results in 2000 and 2016, when Al Gore and Hillary Clinton both won the national popular vote, yet lost the electoral college vote and, as a result, the presidency.
The announcement from Warren, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, came during an hour-long town hall at Mississippis Jackson State University and amid a wave of (blue-leaning) state action to do the same.
On Sunday, Colorado joined 11 other states and the District of Columbia in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Members pledge to give their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the national popular vote.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/19/elizabeth-warren-wants-kill-electoral-college/?utm_term=.65e4bed9233d&tid=sm_tw
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dalton99a
(81,636 posts)The electoral college is an artifact that has outlived its usefulness
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
kennetha
(3,666 posts)I am completely onboard with her on this.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Renew Deal
(81,882 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Renew Deal
(81,882 posts)Socialzm!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)...the difficulty is explaining how you'll sell 3/5 of the States (esp. the small one) on getting rid of it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ProfessorPlum
(11,279 posts)and they are quite far along.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)The dominant effort is an attempt to get a majority of the EC to commit to choosing their electors based upon the popular vote. That's about 15 states (if it is the right states). They're at 11 right now (although not all the "right" states).
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)...to change the Constitution. That's the only sure way to enable a national popular vote.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact approach is, in my opinion, fatally flawed. First, the States that have signed on are the low hangining fruit, and current add up to 181 EV. It will be far harder to get the remaining States (mostly Red in the south and west) to sign on. And I would expect the arrangement to collapse as soon as a State is obliged to support a candidate that the State's voter's didn't support.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Warren and others are devoted to overreaction and feel-good fantasy
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)it takes 2/3 of each house of Congress and then 3/4 of the states.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided