Here we go again. In two of the past six U.S. elections, the candidate with fewer votes became president -- most recently Donald Trump in 2016. In 2020 we were kept in doubt for days as to whether it had happened again. This year, it may. There's an easy and obvious solution. It just requires a few more state governments to do what several others already have. It's a solution that not only allows the winner to win, but also allows voters in 50 states, rather than in eight or nine states, to matter. It compels candidates to appeal to and listen to voters in the vast majority of the country that is not in "battleground states." It abolishes the idea of battleground states. If enough states were to require their electors to vote for the winner of the nationwide popular vote (rather than the state popular vote), it would fix the problems of the Electoral College without needing to amend the Constitution. We're now at 17 states plus D.C. and 209 of the needed 270 Electoral College votes. When can your state get on board? Please flood your state legislators and governor with requests to hurry up and get on the right side of this issue. The green states on the map below have already taken action. We need a few more!  |
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