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Mar 20 2019
Opinion
OPINION: In Defense of the Electoral College
Senator Elizabeth Warren has joined a growing chorus within the Democratic party in calling for the abolition of the Electoral College. Speaking at a forum in Mississippi on Monday night, Warren said that she hoped to ensure that “every vote matters” and proposed that “the way we can make that happen is that we can have national voting, and that means get rid of the Electoral College.”
Guest Writer - RightMay 02 2024
Perspectives Blog
Are Crackdowns on College Protests the Answer to Unrest?
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Violent confrontations between pro-Palestine protesters, pro-Israel protesters, and police are increasing at colleges nationwide as school administrations request law enforcement assistance to clear tent encampments erected on campus property.
At Columbia University this
AllSides StaffApr 07 2024
News
Why Trump wants to change Nebraska’s electoral voting system
Why Trump wants to change Nebraska’s electoral voting system At the urging of former President Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers in Nebraska are pushing a last-ditch effort to change the way the state allocates electoral college votes and adopt a “winner takes all” system that could impede President Joe Biden’s chances of winning re-election. Nebraska’s current system allocates two of the
"USA Today" ContributorApr 24 2024
News
11 Trump allies charged in 2020 Arizona fake electors scheme
PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The 11 people who had been nominated to be Arizona’s Republican electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14,
New York Daily NewsApr 24 2024
News
Rudy Giuliani And Mark Meadows Indicted In Arizona Fake Electors Case
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday the state indicted 11 so-called fake electors for alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election, along with seven others allegedly involved in the scheme that include associates of former President Donald Trump such as Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to multiple outlets. The 11 so-
ForbesApr 24 2024
News
11 pro-Trump 'fake electors' from 2020 are indicted in Arizona
11 pro-Trump 'fake electors' from 2020 are indicted in Arizona PHOENIX — An Arizona grand jury has indicted 11 Republicans who submitted documentation falsely claiming former President Donald Trump, not President Biden, won the state's popular vote in 2020. Seven other defendants were also indicted but their names were redacted in the copy of the initial indictment released by Arizona Attorney
NPR Fact CheckMay 14 2018
News
The Electoral College Favors Republicans
The Democratic coalition of upscale whites and racial and ethnic minorities is concentrated in a few areas, leaving many states to go narrowly for the GOP.
National Review (News)Apr 29 2024
News
Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe
Google and X, formerly Twitter, recently provided hundreds of files to Michigan prosecutors for their 2020 election subversion probe, complying with search warrants that investigators obtained after CNN revealed secret social media accounts belonging to pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who played a major role in the fake electors plot. The previously unreported warrants gave prosecutors
CNN (Online News)Apr 04 2024
News
Nebraska Blocks Trump-Backed Move to Change Electoral System
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday night voted against a move toward changing the way the state awards Electoral College votes, a proposal backed by Donald Trump that would likely help him in his bid for a second presidential term. Legislators voted 8-36 on a motion that, had it succeeded, would have cleared the way for another vote on returning the state to the winner-take-all model used by 48
Daily BeastApr 04 2024
News
Nebraska Lawmakers Block Trump-Backed Changes to Electoral System
Nebraska legislators on Wednesday night overwhelmingly declined to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all system. Shrugging off pressure from former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. Jim Pillen, who have pushed Republicans to move forward on the issue, members of the unicameral State Legislature rejected an effort to attach a provision that would have
New York Times (News)