FairVote - Special Interests

April 10th 2007
What's Right with Maryland
Editor's Cut (The Nation blog)

The Nation's editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, blogs in support of NPV.

April 10th 2007
O'Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College
The Washington Post

Maryland becomes the first state to enact NPV.

April 10th 2007
Maryland wants to rework U.S. presidential election process
The International Herald Tribune

Leading international daily reports on the passage of NPV by Maryland.

April 9th 2007
Electoral College is Outdated
The Denver Post

The Denver Post makes a positive appraisal of the National Popular Vote plan and concludes that the lack of representativeness in the current Electoral College system will become clear upon further deliberation.

April 6th 2007
Popular Vote for President Worth Consideration
Anderson Herald Bulletin, IN

Herald Bulletin editorial discusses the outdated nature of the Electoral College and the rationale for having a national popular vote for president.

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	Special Interests “The Electoral College provides the potential for any cohesive special interest concentrated in a large, competitive state to exercise disproportionate power. Wall Street workers in New York, movie industry employees in California, and those earning a living in the energy business in Texas could, in theory, swing their states to one candidate or the other. Do we really want a system of electing the president that provides such potential to special interests?… Disproportionate power to any group is difficult to reconcile with political equality. As James Madison proclaimed at the Constitutional Convention, ‘local considerations must give way to the general interest.’” (George C. Edwards III, Why the Electoral College is Bad for America) Power of State Legislatures Unlucky Luck Ignoring Your Vote More Options Vague Values Electoral Replacements Electoral Tie Favorite Son Effect A Few States Wins Constitutional Residence State Size Electoral College Table of Contents	April 10th 2007 What's Right with Maryland Editor's Cut (The Nation blog) The Nation's editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, blogs in support of NPV. April 10th 2007 O'Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College The Washington Post Maryland becomes the first state to enact NPV. April 10th 2007 Maryland wants to rework U.S. presidential election process The International Herald Tribune Leading international daily reports on the passage of NPV by Maryland. April 9th 2007 Electoral College is Outdated The Denver Post The Denver Post makes a positive appraisal of the National Popular Vote plan and concludes that the lack of representativeness in the current Electoral College system will become clear upon further deliberation. April 6th 2007 Popular Vote for President Worth Consideration Anderson Herald Bulletin, IN Herald Bulletin editorial discusses the outdated nature of the Electoral College and the rationale for having a national popular vote for president. [ Previous ] [ Next ]