The Colorado Legislature recently passed a bill to join an interstate effort called the "Interstate compact," to attempt to sidestep the Electoral College system defined by the Constitution.
12 states representing 172 Electoral College votes have passed the initiative into law.
It would be the first time states potentially outsource their Electoral College votes to the will of the nation as a whole, rather than having elections determined by their own voters.
Nearly every state switched to direct, democratic elections of electoral votes in the early 19th century, as opposed to selection by state legislatures.
The Electoral College binds those votes up with a larger mass of votes so that in order to win the whole, candidates have to appeal to the interests of more constituents.
Many on the left have also complained that the Electoral College gives an undue weight to small states, which, in their minds, are conservative.
Because of the Electoral College, Lincoln was able to win without these states, even though he ended up with only around 39 percent of the popular vote.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/27/effort-to-abandon-electoral-college-gains-steam-heres-what-it-would-ruin-for-america/
12 states representing 172 Electoral College votes have passed the initiative into law.
It would be the first time states potentially outsource their Electoral College votes to the will of the nation as a whole, rather than having elections determined by their own voters.
Nearly every state switched to direct, democratic elections of electoral votes in the early 19th century, as opposed to selection by state legislatures.
The Electoral College binds those votes up with a larger mass of votes so that in order to win the whole, candidates have to appeal to the interests of more constituents.
Many on the left have also complained that the Electoral College gives an undue weight to small states, which, in their minds, are conservative.
Because of the Electoral College, Lincoln was able to win without these states, even though he ended up with only around 39 percent of the popular vote.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/27/effort-to-abandon-electoral-college-gains-steam-heres-what-it-would-ruin-for-america/
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