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karynnj

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5. It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee

Reply to madville (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 09:19 AM

May 9

There would be no real impact in years, like 2024 or 2008, 2012, 2020 when the same party wins both. The years that would have been impacted were 2000 and 2016. Had Kerry won Ohio, that pact would have reelected Bush.

However, if that pact were in place, how elections were run would change greatly and I think in our favor. Imagine if the campaign spent more of its time in the large cities.

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Has popular vote compact support died out? [View all] madville May 9 OP

I am guessing that it isn't high in the priority list right now. 33taw May 9 #1

Along with abolishing the filibuster MichMan May 9 #2

I am willing to admit it RJ-MacReady May 9 #3

I Have Always Opposed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact PBC_Democrat May 9 #4

Bill Maher is smart?? He is opinionated and he has a platform karynnj May 9 #6

These positions are not issues we win on ... PBC_Democrat May 9 #11

There are SOOOOO many real issues that we are on the right side of ... PBC_Democrat May 9 #13

It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee karynnj May 9 #5

"It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee" MichMan May 9 #7

I strongly disagree although I almost always agree with you karynnj May 9 #9

Yeah, no. W_HAMILTON May 9 #10

The Popular Vote Compact still has some states still playing by EC rules, doesn't it? MichMan May 9 #12

Each state is already allowed to decide how it wants to appoint its electors. W_HAMILTON May 9 #14

Which is why I suggested states could on their own change how they apportion EC votes MichMan May 9 #16

Trump would have won regardless of what rule was in place in 2024, but he would have lost in 2016 if the popular vote... W_HAMILTON May 9 #8

GQP states will never go along with this because Electoral College gives them a built-in advantage groundloop May 9 #15