The Electoral College is viewed as a democratic anachronism in modern-day America, yet it has persisted for over two ...
The next presidential election is still three years away, but the constant shift in Illinois’ Electoral College vote has been fascinating to watch. While most American elections are simple matters of ...
Much has been written about the various attempts to create more Republican House districts through extreme gerrymandering. This column recently discussed a pending Supreme Court case that could strike ...
Many readers of this newspaper don’t realize the importance of the Electoral College concept on the ratification of our U.S. Constitution by the original 13 states. Here is a brief, simplified history ...
The year is 2032. Studying the Electoral College map, a Democratic presidential candidate can no longer plan to sweep New Hampshire, Minnesota and the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Michigan, ...
The Electoral College undermines democracy and must be replaced with a national popular vote. In 2000 and 2016, candidates lost the popular vote but won the presidency—Hillary Clinton led Donald Trump ...
In this episode of the American Founding, Dr. Cost breaks down the Electoral College. A subject of a great deal of contemporary criticism, the Electoral College is perhaps the most misunderstood part ...
Nebraska Republican state Senator Loren Lippincott has introduced legislation that would switch the state to a winner-takes-all system for its Electoral College votes during presidential elections, as ...
Regarding Dan Greenberg's op-ed "Electoral College protects minority views, deters fraud" (Jan. 22 print edition): Greenberg postulates that a simple nationwide popular vote for the presidency would ...
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a unique system to choose our president in 1787: the Electoral College. More than two centuries later, it remains an invaluable institution that helps ...