Group behind national popular vote says recent court ruling doesn’t affect effort
The group behind the national popular vote effort says a recent federal appeals court ruling doesn’t affect the compact that’s been made law in several states.
No, the Electoral College is not ‘affirmative action’ for rural voters
The Electoral College, the New York Democrat said on Instagram last week, is a “scam” that “effectively weighs white voters over voters of color.” Then she doubled down, tweeting that the Electoral College is nothing more than “affirmative action” for rural voters.
Video: Racism, slavery, free everything dominate Democratic debate
Democratic presidential candidates got into heated exchanges about free stuff, racial issues and immigration throughout the first night of the second round of debates.
The left’s attacks on the Electoral College are all about political power
It seems that there isn’t a prominent progressive left in America who hasn’t come out in favor of abolishing the Electoral College. The latest is Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who called for an end to our 200-plus-year-old presidential election system on Twitter earlier this month.
Maine and Nevada show why the Electoral College helps small states, not red states
Last month, both Maine and Nevada did what was in the best interests of their states: They rejected bills that would have enrolled their states in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an unwise effort to override the Electoral College.
Nonprofit election integrity group finally gets victory over IRS targeting
Last month, Judge Reggie Walton ruled in favor of True the Vote, a conservative voting rights group that first sued the IRS in 2013. We spoke to Catherine Engelbrecht, the group’s founder.
Supreme Court rules judges can’t block partisan gerrymandering
A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal judges have no authority to block politically gerrymandered maps. The 5-4 decision fell along ideological lines with the five conservative judges signing onto the decision and the liberal judges dissenting.
Sanders says 2016 election was ‘rigged’ by Democrats, claims he would have beaten Trump
The system was rigged against Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in his loss to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, Sanders claimed Wednesday on MSNBC.
Google exec says company a leader in ‘preventing the next Trump situation‘
A Google executive suggested in an undercover video from Project Veritas that breaking up the company will make it more difficult for tech companies to moderate social media platforms.
Trump campaign raises record-breaking $25 million in single day
President Donald Trump raised nearly $25 million in less than one day after he officially launched his 2020 campaign, according to Republican National Committee officials Wednesday.
Bernie will take on Biden during the first round of Democratic debates
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is slated to go up in a debate against the only Democratic opponent who has consistently been polling ahead of him, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Electoral college opponents attempt to have it both ways
So far, National Popular Vote has been approved by blue states — and only blue states. Many Democratic state senators seem driven by Clinton’s loss: Democrats couldn’t win the Electoral College. Now the system must go.