It’s good that there is a discussion on it. Time for it to go!
i am a maniac and wrote about the electoral college again, addressing the most common arguments against ending it. https://t.co/wogpOHcEm7
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 21, 2019
The current Electoral College debate confirms that powerful parts of the Republican Party have given up on trying to become a party that could be confident of winning elections by winning more votes. https://t.co/8SsxkeF6Mv
— Jacob T. Levy (@jtlevy) March 20, 2019
Yes, because this was already a standard Democratic position after 2000 for similar reasons! The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact started in 2006, the main reason it stalled for awhile was unrelated D losses at state level https://t.co/uIa44q8xeR
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 20, 2019
yes, because it is bad https://t.co/E1CraTOC0Y
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 20, 2019
Trump has tried to exaggerate the significance of his victory by claiming the Electoral College is stacked in favor of Democrats, although most political scientists believe the opposite https://t.co/1U8EmbUOoe
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 20, 2019
Opinion: Why Elizabeth Warren is wrong about the Electoral College https://t.co/AJ28nvhKr5
— POLITICO (@politico) March 21, 2019
The Electoral College has been debated since the days of James Madison, who called it "evil."
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2019
So could it actually be abolished? @JohnAvlon explores that in today’s #RealityCheck. https://t.co/lCGCfDTMSL pic.twitter.com/Z1Tct6bMQL
Pundits who are implying that eliminating the Electoral College is some sort of radical position should check the polls. Most people support a Constitutional amendment to change to a popular vote. https://t.co/92DHVMFTgv
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 20, 2019
Abolish the Electoral College. Have the direct vote of the people choose the President. To ensure national support – if one candidate doesn’t get 50% of the vote have a runoff 4 weeks after the election between the top two vote recipients. More fair. Better for true democracy.
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) March 20, 2019
Sounds like someone who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes. https://t.co/GaDPqUlW0z
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) March 20, 2019
A rare example of Trump admitting he changed his mind. He used to trash the electoral college https://t.co/7i1YqcMVqA
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) March 20, 2019
The idea that amending the Constitution—or simply proposing amendments—is somehow radical is a recent phenomenon and a silly one. The 2016 Republican platform called for five constitutional amendments (abortion, same-sex marriage, term limits, balanced-budget, education). https://t.co/eLJeEmAirM
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) March 19, 2019
This one is even worse than it looks — it’s from election night 2012 when Trump, ineptly following the returns, thought Obama would lose the popular vote. Obama won by 4%. https://t.co/oCTC98kUIJ
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) March 20, 2019
Sad! 