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.
Sixteen states have now passed laws to enter this compact, representing 196 of the 270 electoral votes the compact would need to constitute a majority in the Electoral College and trigger its implementation.
Each state, no matter how small its population, has at least three electoral votes, since the number of votes the state has is based on how many senators and representatives that state has in Congress.
Under the Electoral College system, although smaller states do not have as much influence as places like California, New York, or Texas, their votes still matter because their three electoral votes guarantee at least some representation of their state's collective will out of the 538 total votes.
States like Maine and Nevada wouldn't even make the list of campaign stops.
For a small state like Maine or Nevada to pass this compact is self-destructive-and it also potentially thwarts the votes of residents of larger states as well.
Under the compact, smaller states like Maine and Nevada would suffer the most under the inevitable tyranny of the most populous states.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/19/maine-and-nevada-show-why-the-electoral-college-helps-small-states-not-red-states/
Sixteen states have now passed laws to enter this compact, representing 196 of the 270 electoral votes the compact would need to constitute a majority in the Electoral College and trigger its implementation.
Each state, no matter how small its population, has at least three electoral votes, since the number of votes the state has is based on how many senators and representatives that state has in Congress.
Under the Electoral College system, although smaller states do not have as much influence as places like California, New York, or Texas, their votes still matter because their three electoral votes guarantee at least some representation of their state's collective will out of the 538 total votes.
States like Maine and Nevada wouldn't even make the list of campaign stops.
For a small state like Maine or Nevada to pass this compact is self-destructive-and it also potentially thwarts the votes of residents of larger states as well.
Under the compact, smaller states like Maine and Nevada would suffer the most under the inevitable tyranny of the most populous states.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/19/maine-and-nevada-show-why-the-electoral-college-helps-small-states-not-red-states/
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