As the Electoral College prepares to convene on December 15, FairVote has
released a powerful new report on where the major party presidential
campaigns devoted time and resources. More than half of all
resources were devoted to four states, and more than 98% devoted to only
15 states, leaving nearly two-thirds of the country as effective
spectators to the election -- and less likely to vote. But with the
National Popular Vote plan making headway in the states, 2012 promises
elections where all Americans can hold their president accountable.Press release: 2008's Shrinking Battlegrounds
FairVote's Presidential Campaign Tracker
2008 Presidential ad spending
Anti-Electoral College piece in Philadelphia Inquirer
National Popular Vote
Since the historic election on November 4, momentum has been steadily building for universal voter registration. Key allies, including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Election Assistance Commission Chair Rosemary Rodriguez, have advocated for establishing a voter registration system where the government, not each individual citizen, is responsible for ensuring full and accurate voter rolls. The voting rights community has put universal voter registration at the top of its legislative agenda and newspaper editorial boards around the country have endorsed such a change. FairVote has been a longtime advocate for universal voter registration, as well as other reforms that can be done at the state level in its spirit, including automatic voter registration and setting a uniform voter registration age of 16-years-old. 