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Sep 26 2023
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Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College
The Electoral College has played an outsize role in some recent U.S. elections. And a majority of Americans would welcome a change to the way presidents are elected, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Pew Research Center
Aug 28 2019
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Electoral College
Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted, “The Electoral College isn’t about fairness at all; it’s about empowering some voters over others. Every vote should be = in America, no matter who you are or where you come from. The right thing to do is establish a Popular Vote.” (Twitter)
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) replied, “Abolishing the electoral college means that politicians will
The Flip Side
Jul 19 2023
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Michigan Republicans face felony charges for allegedly posing as electoral college members
WBUR
Jan 04 2021
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Electoral College Challenge
“U.S. Senator Ted Cruz [R-TX] on Saturday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied in Congress on Jan. 6.” Reuters
Last Wednesday, “U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will object during the Electoral College certification process. Senator Hawley will object
The Flip Side
Mar 21 2019
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Abolishing the Electoral College
On Monday during a CNN Town Hall, Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called for the electoral college to be replaced by a national popular vote. (CNN)
The left argues that the electoral college is inherently undemocratic because it gives some votes more weight than others.
“That we even have to argue about whether a system in which candidates have
The Flip Side
Sep 26 2023
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Bob Menendez’s defiance could be an electoral nightmare for Democrats
“There’s a burden on [Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer right now. As [New Jersey Gov.] Phil Murphy has skillfully navigated New Jersey Democrats to separate themselves from this debacle, the Senate caucus needs to do the same,” says former Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli. “Otherwise you’re going to get candidates in competitive states like Montana and West Virginia having to answer questions
Politico
Jun 30 2023
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Why the Supreme Court affirmative action rulings make a case for abolishing the Electoral College
On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court disavowed decades of precedent when it struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions in two companion cases: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. The UNC case was a 6-3 ruling, with all six of the High Court's GOP-appointed justices declaring that
AlterNet
Sep 29 2023
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Oxford college shooter Ethan Crumbley may be sentenced to life with out parole for killing 4 college students
Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teenager who shot four of his high school peers to demise and injured seven others in 2021, may be sentenced to life with out parole, Choose Kwame Rowe dominated Thursday. Crumbley, at age 15, walked into Oxford High School the morning of Nov. 30, 2021, went to morning courses, met with the college counselor together with his dad and mom and was despatched again to
Palm Beach News Central
Jan 07 2021
Fact Check
FactChecking the Electoral College Debate
The process of certifying Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, after being disrupted by rioters and delayed by Republicans who repeated false and misleading claims about the election results.
Six Republican senators and more than 100 GOP House members objected to the election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania in a failed
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