Wasn't there a movement for states to pledge they would give their electoral votes to whoever won the popular vote? And weren't most of them blue, including California and New York? Should I amuse myself and research this?
Are we sure such short-sighted, in-the-moment partisan people should be governing us? I'm trying to keep things simple here.
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It looks like the states that Kamala Harris won were:
• New Hampshire
• Virginia
• All the states where this compact has passed (but won't take effect until-)
(as of the time of this comment, when AZ is not yet "called".)
Election map I'm comparing is from here: https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/2024/General/President/
Compact map I'm comparing is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
I'm sorry, we have no idea what you're referring to. Obviously that was a suggestion for a different world, and it's in very poor taste for you to bring it up now, because that's (D)ifferent.
Heh.
It's a bit unfair to Teixeira but somebody quipped the emerging Democrat majority is neither emerging nor a majority.
From the wiki link:
"Certain legal questions may affect implementation of the compact. Some legal observers believe states have plenary power to appoint electors as prescribed by the compact; others believe that the compact will require congressional consent under the Constitution's Compact Clause or that the presidential election process cannot be altered except by a constitutional amendment."
I agree it could be quite problematic. I would think that a citizen of any state which tried this would have standing to challenge it.
The interplay between the unknown legality of the compact – should states with enough electoral votes implement it – and the July 20 deadline in presidential election years to determine whether the agreement is in effect for a particular election, would be interesting. I suspect that each campaign would allocate their resources between maximizing nationwide popular vote and maximizing swing-state vote based upon their prediction of how the challenges would fare in court appeals, many of which might not be resolved until after voting has taken place.
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