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  • April 2019
    • Apr 23, 2019 Immigrants and the Electoral College Apr 23, 2019
    • Apr 22, 2019 Congressman Jamie Raskin on the National Popular Vote Apr 22, 2019
    • Apr 21, 2019 Apr 21, 2019
    • Apr 20, 2019 Apr 20, 2019
    • Apr 19, 2019 The National Popular Vote is Not a Partisan Question Apr 19, 2019
    • Apr 18, 2019 The Electoral College Exposes Businesses Outside Swing States to Punishment Apr 18, 2019
    • Apr 18, 2019 The History of the Electoral College and the Modern Case for Reform Apr 18, 2019
    • Apr 18, 2019 Electoral Presidency Apr 18, 2019
    • Apr 17, 2019 Slight Modification Apr 17, 2019
    • Apr 16, 2019 National Popular Vote Passes in Nevada Assembly Apr 16, 2019
    • Apr 16, 2019 The Electoral College Makes Him Do This Apr 16, 2019
    • Apr 15, 2019 Four Questions About the Electoral College Apr 15, 2019
    • Apr 15, 2019 Battlegrounds divide country by tribal politics Apr 15, 2019
    • Apr 14, 2019 A "Flourishing Effort to Advance Democracy" Apr 14, 2019
    • Apr 12, 2019 What does Fixing a Bicycle have to do with Fixing our Destructive Presidential Election System? Apr 12, 2019
    • Apr 12, 2019 What if  Apr 12, 2019
    • Apr 11, 2019 Karl Rove’s Weak Defense of the Electoral College Apr 11, 2019
    • Apr 11, 2019 Victims of the Electoral College Apr 11, 2019
    • Apr 10, 2019 A Possible Path to Enacting the Compact by 2024 Apr 10, 2019
    • Apr 10, 2019 Oregon Senate Passes National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Apr 10, 2019
    • Apr 9, 2019 Efforts to Reform our Presidential Selection System Long Predate our Current Polarized Political Climate Apr 9, 2019
    • Apr 9, 2019 Our Towns Apr 9, 2019
    • Apr 8, 2019 No, California and New York would not be the only states that matter under a national popular vote Apr 8, 2019
    • Apr 8, 2019 Yes! Apr 8, 2019
    • Apr 6, 2019 Huh? Apr 6, 2019
    • Apr 5, 2019 Think the National Popular Vote Would Always Help Democrats? Not So Fast Apr 5, 2019
    • Apr 5, 2019 Money Matters  Apr 5, 2019
    • Apr 4, 2019 The Amendment Process is Too Slow, Unnecessary Apr 4, 2019
    • Apr 4, 2019 A Big Day for the National Popular Vote Apr 4, 2019
    • Apr 3, 2019 Doesn’t this strike you as weird? Apr 3, 2019
    • Apr 3, 2019 Electoral College System Divides, Gives Unequal Voting Power to Native Americans Apr 3, 2019
    • Apr 2, 2019 How to Make Every Vote Count—With or Without a Constitutional Amendment Apr 2, 2019
    • Apr 2, 2019 Rural power! Apr 2, 2019
    • Apr 1, 2019 Arizona Conservative: The President Should be Chosen by Popular Vote Apr 1, 2019
    • Apr 1, 2019 Picture This Apr 1, 2019
  • March 2019
    • Mar 29, 2019 The way we pick the president means we can save the Great Lakes but not the Chesapeake Bay Mar 29, 2019
    • Mar 29, 2019 Democracy Mar 29, 2019
    • Mar 28, 2019 Ohio State Representatives Debate the National Popular Vote Mar 28, 2019
    • Mar 28, 2019 New Poll: Voters Prefer the Popular Vote to the Current System Mar 28, 2019
    • Mar 27, 2019 New Hampshire Considers the National Popular Vote Mar 27, 2019
    • Mar 27, 2019 Believer War Mar 27, 2019
    • Mar 26, 2019 Debunking Myths About the National Popular Vote Mar 26, 2019
    • Mar 26, 2019 Let All the People Pick the President Mar 26, 2019
    • Mar 25, 2019 Losing Argument Mar 25, 2019
    • Mar 25, 2019 Why Conservatives Should Support the National Popular Vote Mar 25, 2019
    • Mar 24, 2019 Pod Saves America Discusses the Electoral College Mar 24, 2019
    • Mar 24, 2019 Legal Scholar Paul Smith Makes the Case for the National Popular Vote Mar 24, 2019
    • Mar 24, 2019 Twenty Questions About the National Popular Vote Mar 24, 2019
    • Mar 23, 2019 The Winner-Take-All Electoral College Benefits Big Battlegrounds, Not Small States Mar 23, 2019
    • Mar 23, 2019 GOP Resigned to Losing Popular Vote Mar 23, 2019
    • Mar 23, 2019 Let the People Decide if They Want the National Popular Vote Mar 23, 2019
    • Mar 23, 2019 Watch MEVC Chairman Reed Hundt Debate the National Popular Vote Mar 23, 2019
    • Mar 22, 2019 The National Popular Vote is Bigger than Any One Candidate Mar 22, 2019
    • Mar 22, 2019 North Dakota Mistreated Mar 22, 2019
    • Mar 22, 2019 The Conservative Case for the National Popular Vote Mar 22, 2019
    • Mar 21, 2019 Many Ways: One Goal Mar 21, 2019
    • Mar 21, 2019 The Electoral College is a Security Risk Mar 21, 2019
    • Mar 20, 2019 Majority of Americans Support Getting Rid of Electoral College Mar 20, 2019
    • Mar 20, 2019 The Path to the Popular Vote Mar 20, 2019
    • Mar 20, 2019 Dispatch from the Land of the Ignored Mar 20, 2019
    • Mar 20, 2019 President Trump Changes Position on Electoral College Mar 20, 2019
    • Mar 19, 2019 Beto O'Rourke Criticizes Electoral College Mar 19, 2019
    • Mar 19, 2019 Elizabeth Warren Calls for Constitutional Amendment to End Electoral College Mar 19, 2019
    • Mar 18, 2019 Colorado Governor Signs National Popular Vote Mar 18, 2019
    • Mar 16, 2019 White Supremacy’s Anvil: The Electoral College Mar 16, 2019
    • Mar 15, 2019 National Popular Vote Keeps Gaining Momentum Mar 15, 2019
    • Mar 15, 2019 Delaware Votes to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Mar 15, 2019
    • Mar 14, 2019 No Matter Where you Live, Your Vote Should Count Mar 14, 2019
    • Mar 14, 2019 Demography and Democracy Mar 14, 2019
    • Mar 13, 2019 What Most People Want in a President Mar 13, 2019
    • Mar 13, 2019 New Mexico Votes to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Mar 13, 2019
    • Mar 12, 2019 Most people want a good neighbor Mar 12, 2019
    • Mar 12, 2019 The Problems with the Electoral College--And How To Fix Them Mar 12, 2019
    • Mar 11, 2019 The Biggest Threat to Democracy is up to the States to Fix Mar 11, 2019
    • Mar 11, 2019 What most people want Mar 11, 2019
    • Mar 10, 2019 How would candidates campaign everywhere? Mar 10, 2019
    • Mar 8, 2019 ICYWTK Mar 8, 2019
    • Mar 8, 2019 Delaware Senate Passes Popular Vote Bill with Bipartisan Support Mar 8, 2019
    • Mar 7, 2019 Delaware and Maine Consider the National Popular Vote Mar 7, 2019
    • Mar 7, 2019 Right, Professor, Right Mar 7, 2019
    • Mar 6, 2019 FiveThirtyEight Takes a Look at the Popular Vote Movement Mar 6, 2019
    • Mar 6, 2019 Prominent Republicans Come out in Favor of the National Popular Vote Mar 6, 2019
    • Mar 5, 2019 The New Plan to Make Every Vote Count Mar 5, 2019
    • Mar 5, 2019 Majority Rules Mar 5, 2019
    • Mar 5, 2019 How to Win the Presidency by Losing Mar 5, 2019
    • Mar 4, 2019 Free Advice Mar 4, 2019
    • Mar 4, 2019 Compact Making Progress Mar 4, 2019
    • Mar 2, 2019 Wait - Why Don’t All Votes Count? Mar 2, 2019
    • Mar 1, 2019 Maryland Bill Could Bring Us Closer to Choosing the President by Popular Vote Mar 1, 2019
  • February 2019
    • Feb 28, 2019 The Electoral College "Has Not Stood The Test Of Time" Feb 28, 2019
    • Feb 28, 2019 Former Governor LePage’s Racist Attack on the National Popular Vote Feb 28, 2019
    • Feb 28, 2019 Testimony of Jon Blake in Support of Maryland Popular Vote Bill Feb 28, 2019
    • Feb 28, 2019 Democrats and Republicans Agree: Every Vote Should Count Feb 28, 2019
    • Feb 27, 2019 Workers Too Feb 27, 2019
    • Feb 27, 2019 A History of the Electoral College Feb 27, 2019
    • Feb 26, 2019 Eric Holder Voices Support for the National Popular Vote Feb 26, 2019
    • Feb 26, 2019 The National Popular Vote Movement Gains Momentum Feb 26, 2019
    • Feb 25, 2019 Colorado Governor to Sign National Popular Vote Bill Feb 25, 2019
    • Feb 25, 2019 The Electoral College and Women Feb 25, 2019
    • Feb 23, 2019 The Electoral College Harms African-Americans Feb 23, 2019
    • Feb 22, 2019 Republicans' Small-State Advantage Is an Optical Illusion Feb 22, 2019
    • Feb 22, 2019 Colorado Legislature Passes National Popular Vote Bill Feb 22, 2019
    • Feb 21, 2019 The Electoral College is Bad for Small States Feb 21, 2019
    • Feb 21, 2019 California Dreaming Feb 21, 2019
    • Feb 20, 2019 Republicans Should Dislike Winner-Take-All Feb 20, 2019
    • Feb 19, 2019 Slavery Shaped the Electoral College Feb 19, 2019
    • Feb 19, 2019 The Civil Rights Case for the National Vote Feb 19, 2019
    • Feb 18, 2019 The View from Utah Feb 18, 2019
    • Feb 18, 2019 Competing Draws a Crowd Feb 18, 2019
    • Feb 16, 2019 New Mexico Considers National Popular Vote Feb 16, 2019
    • Feb 15, 2019 Electoral college determines foreign policy Feb 15, 2019
    • Feb 15, 2019 The Electoral College Makes Presidents Unaccountable Feb 15, 2019
    • Feb 14, 2019 Florida Newspaper Endorses National Popular Vote Feb 14, 2019
    • Feb 14, 2019 Giving Female Candidates a Fair Chance Feb 14, 2019
    • Feb 13, 2019 Colorado National Popular Vote Bill One Step Closer to Passing Feb 13, 2019
    • Feb 13, 2019 Blast from Past Feb 13, 2019
    • Feb 12, 2019 The National Popular Vote Would Make Every Vote Equal Feb 12, 2019
    • Feb 12, 2019 National Vote Would Minimize Money's Power over Presidency Feb 12, 2019
    • Feb 11, 2019 The Electoral Process Cannot Save us if the Process is Broken Feb 11, 2019
    • Feb 11, 2019 If Candidates Had to Win the National Tally They’d Compete Everywhere Feb 11, 2019
    • Feb 10, 2019 Can't Save What Never Had Feb 10, 2019
    • Feb 9, 2019 Who’s on First Feb 9, 2019
    • Feb 8, 2019 Another Voice in Favor of Keeping Connecticut in the NPVIC Feb 8, 2019
    • Feb 8, 2019 Kamarck Explains Feb 8, 2019
    • Feb 7, 2019 Fanboying Andy Hall Feb 7, 2019
    • Feb 7, 2019 Against Kings Feb 7, 2019
    • Feb 6, 2019 The State of the Union Shows how the Electoral College Distorts Our Policies Feb 6, 2019
    • Feb 6, 2019 How about using democracy to choose the president? Feb 6, 2019
    • Feb 5, 2019 New Mexico House Passes National Popular Vote Bill Feb 5, 2019
    • Feb 5, 2019 Presidential Selection System Skews Policies Badly Feb 5, 2019
    • Feb 4, 2019 Who gets hurt worst by the Electoral College? It's not Democrats — it's democracy Feb 4, 2019
    • Feb 4, 2019 Turning Out Every Vote Counts a Lot Feb 4, 2019
    • Feb 3, 2019 The Midwest May Not Love the Wall Feb 3, 2019
    • Feb 2, 2019 America's presidential elections are broken: Here's how to fix them Feb 2, 2019
    • Feb 1, 2019 Another Presidential Candidate Calls for Abandoning the Electoral College Feb 1, 2019
    • Feb 1, 2019 Missed One Feb 1, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 31, 2019 The National Popular Vote is Good for the Country and Good for Connecticut Jan 31, 2019
    • Jan 31, 2019 Voting Holiday Jan 31, 2019
    • Jan 30, 2019 Institutions Matter Jan 30, 2019
    • Jan 30, 2019 Colorado State Senate Passes National Popular Vote Bill Jan 30, 2019
    • Jan 29, 2019 The Electoral College Puts Democracy at Risk Jan 29, 2019
    • Jan 29, 2019 Women and the Electoral College Jan 29, 2019
    • Jan 28, 2019 Bloomberg Understands the Pitfalls of the Electoral College for Independents Jan 28, 2019
    • Jan 28, 2019 Independent Schultz Needs to Fund Ballot Initiatives Jan 28, 2019
    • Jan 27, 2019 Blame the System Jan 27, 2019
    • Jan 26, 2019 Not Quite Jan 26, 2019
    • Jan 25, 2019 The Shutdown Hurt Swing States Less—And it’s not a Coincidence Jan 25, 2019
    • Jan 25, 2019 Going Westward Jan 25, 2019
    • Jan 24, 2019 The Electoral College was a Compromise the Framers Didn't Want Jan 24, 2019
    • Jan 24, 2019 Big Tents Jan 24, 2019
    • Jan 23, 2019 The Presidential Selection System Magnifies Threats to Fair Elections Jan 23, 2019
    • Jan 23, 2019 If you like moderation Jan 23, 2019
    • Jan 22, 2019 The Electoral College will Become Increasingly Undemocratic Jan 22, 2019
    • Jan 22, 2019 GWB the Big Tenter Jan 22, 2019
    • Jan 21, 2019 What Happens when Presidents Can Ignore Majority Opinion Jan 21, 2019
    • Jan 21, 2019 Supreme Court Mischaracterized: They Got FDR and the 19th Amendment Wrong Jan 21, 2019
    • Jan 20, 2019 Chile’s Democracy Died for Other Reasons Jan 20, 2019
    • Jan 19, 2019 My Beef with This Book Jan 19, 2019
    • Jan 18, 2019 Voters Across the Country Reject Gerrymandering Jan 18, 2019
    • Jan 18, 2019 It Ain’t Necessarily So Jan 18, 2019
    • Jan 17, 2019 Black History Misstated Jan 17, 2019
    • Jan 16, 2019 States Don’t Have to Wait for Congress to Save Democracy Jan 16, 2019
    • Jan 16, 2019 Not Quite Jan 16, 2019
    • Jan 15, 2019 As the Number of Competitive States Decline, So Does the Number of Votes that Matter Jan 15, 2019
    • Jan 15, 2019 2016 Conclusion Misdescribed Jan 15, 2019
    • Jan 14, 2019 The Electoral College Makes Hacking Elections Possible Jan 14, 2019
    • Jan 14, 2019 Yes, Elections Matter Jan 14, 2019
    • Jan 13, 2019 Missing the Explanation Jan 13, 2019
    • Jan 13, 2019 Small not beautiful in presidential selection system Jan 13, 2019
    • Jan 12, 2019 Electoral College Prolongs Shutdown Jan 12, 2019
    • Jan 12, 2019 2016 Misdescribed Jan 12, 2019
    • Jan 11, 2019 Congress Considers Major Electoral Reforms Jan 11, 2019
    • Jan 11, 2019 Florida Disaster Relief Contingent on Electoral Votes? Huh? Jan 11, 2019
    • Jan 10, 2019 Some Votes Count for More than Others Jan 10, 2019
    • Jan 10, 2019 1968 Misunderstood Jan 10, 2019
    • Jan 9, 2019 The President Doesn't Have to Care What the American People Think Jan 9, 2019
    • Jan 9, 2019 Founders Misinterpreted Again Jan 9, 2019
    • Jan 8, 2019 Florida Governor-Elect Seeks to Delay Implementation of Voting Rights Restoration Jan 8, 2019
    • Jan 8, 2019 An Authoritarian Streak Jan 8, 2019
    • Jan 7, 2019 Brazil Is About To Show The World How A Modern Democracy Collapses Jan 7, 2019
    • Jan 7, 2019 He Played by the Rules Jan 7, 2019
    • Jan 6, 2019 Gatekeepers of a Small Tent Jan 6, 2019
    • Jan 5, 2019 Polarization and the Electoral College Jan 5, 2019
    • Jan 4, 2019 President Trump and Senator Warren Agree Jan 4, 2019
    • Jan 4, 2019 Using Institutions Against Democracy Jan 4, 2019
    • Jan 3, 2019 No Wolf Crying Here Jan 3, 2019
    • Jan 2, 2019 “Legal” Subversion Jan 2, 2019
    • Jan 1, 2019 Lessons from Venezuela Jan 1, 2019
  • December 2018
    • Dec 31, 2018 How Democracies Die: Some Comments Dec 31, 2018
    • Dec 30, 2018 Small Shifts, Big Facts Dec 30, 2018
    • Dec 28, 2018 Not Quite Right Dec 28, 2018
    • Dec 27, 2018 Long-Ignored Americans Are Reshaping Politics Dec 27, 2018
    • Dec 27, 2018 Election Day Blues Dec 27, 2018
    • Dec 26, 2018 The Majority of Countries are Now Democratic Dec 26, 2018
    • Dec 26, 2018 Base vs Base? Dec 26, 2018
    • Dec 24, 2018 Real Third Parties Should Matter Dec 24, 2018
    • Dec 21, 2018 North Carolina Officials Warned of Election Fraud in January 2017 Dec 21, 2018
    • Dec 21, 2018 Third Parties—Not Fun Dec 21, 2018
    • Dec 20, 2018 Will the Supreme Court Block Attempts to Stop Foreign Election Interference? Dec 20, 2018
    • Dec 20, 2018 What’s up with Kansas  Dec 20, 2018
    • Dec 19, 2018 Lawyers Should Fight for Voting Rights Dec 19, 2018
    • Dec 19, 2018 A Half-Century Ago Dec 19, 2018
    • Dec 18, 2018 Progressive Activists Defeat Democrats' Gerrymandering Proposal Dec 18, 2018
    • Dec 18, 2018 The Disappointment of the Reconstruction Amendments Dec 18, 2018
    • Dec 17, 2018 The Growing Crisis of Democracy Dec 17, 2018
    • Dec 17, 2018 Legitimacy Comes From Voters Dec 17, 2018
    • Dec 14, 2018 Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Online Voter Registration Dec 14, 2018
    • Dec 14, 2018 Battleground versus Ignored Dec 14, 2018
    • Dec 13, 2018 Senate Votes to Require Political Nonprofits to Reveal Donors Dec 13, 2018
    • Dec 13, 2018 If They Asked Me Dec 13, 2018
    • Dec 12, 2018 Should Democratic Candidates Reject Super PACs? Dec 12, 2018
    • Dec 12, 2018 Make Your State Matter Dec 12, 2018
    • Dec 11, 2018 Former Senators Argue that the Senate Must Stand in Defense of Democracy Dec 11, 2018
    • Dec 11, 2018 Maybe Not Dec 11, 2018
    • Dec 10, 2018 Reducing the Role of the Unrepresentative Caucuses in 2020 Dec 10, 2018
    • Dec 10, 2018 Not Good, Part 2 Dec 10, 2018
    • Dec 7, 2018 The Supreme Court Considers Partisan Gerrymandering Dec 7, 2018
    • Dec 7, 2018 Not Good Dec 7, 2018
    • Dec 6, 2018 Making Media Matter Dec 6, 2018
    • Dec 5, 2018 National Election Good for Increasing Optionality in Candidates Dec 5, 2018
    • Dec 4, 2018 Primary Voting Dec 4, 2018
    • Dec 3, 2018 The History of America is the History of Race Dec 3, 2018
    • Dec 2, 2018 A Good Idea for Any Politician Dec 2, 2018
  • November 2018
    • Nov 26, 2018 A Dream Nov 26, 2018
    • Nov 25, 2018 Atlantic Is On It Nov 25, 2018
    • Nov 25, 2018 When the Majority Doesn't Rule Nov 25, 2018
    • Nov 24, 2018 Voter Registration Nov 24, 2018
    • Nov 24, 2018 How Big Turnout Could Be Nov 24, 2018
    • Nov 22, 2018 A Specific Vulnerability Nov 22, 2018
    • Nov 21, 2018 When Every Vote Does Matter Nov 21, 2018
    • Nov 21, 2018 60% Don't Matter Nov 21, 2018
    • Nov 19, 2018 Why Votes May Not Matter Nov 19, 2018
    • Nov 13, 2018 Watch: "A Totally Different Campaign" Nov 13, 2018
    • Nov 12, 2018 NQR: it's not really the Senate Nov 12, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Join Us Tuesday in Ann Arbor! Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Will You Meet Me in the Middle... Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Veterans Day Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 9, 2018 It's a Simple Question Nov 9, 2018
    • Nov 9, 2018 Plurality Good Enough to Maintain Two-Party System Nov 9, 2018
    • Nov 8, 2018 Updated - 2020 Forecast Nov 8, 2018
    • Nov 8, 2018 Founders Smart Nov 8, 2018
    • Nov 7, 2018 2020 Forecast Nov 7, 2018
    • Nov 7, 2018 Original Intent: Let the States Make Changes in the Election System Nov 7, 2018
    • Nov 6, 2018 Make It Easy Nov 6, 2018
    • Nov 6, 2018 Not A Democracy Nov 6, 2018
    • Nov 6, 2018 Feel The Same Way Now? Nov 6, 2018
    • Nov 5, 2018 What Happens When Texas Votes Nov 5, 2018
    • Nov 5, 2018 No State Benefits Nov 5, 2018
    • Nov 3, 2018 Write Another One, George Nov 3, 2018
    • Nov 2, 2018 The Great Blunder Nov 2, 2018
    • Nov 1, 2018 He Nailed It Nov 1, 2018
    • Nov 1, 2018 How To Defend Democracy Nov 1, 2018
  • October 2018
    • Oct 29, 2018 NYT Misses the Point Oct 29, 2018
    • Oct 26, 2018 Krugman Wrong Oct 26, 2018
    • Oct 26, 2018 The Past is Not A Perpetual Re-Run Oct 26, 2018
    • Oct 25, 2018 Who is Gary Abernathy and How Did He Get Printed in WaPo? Oct 25, 2018
    • Oct 25, 2018 No Need To Dismantle Oct 25, 2018
    • Oct 24, 2018 Things Have Changed Oct 24, 2018
    • Oct 23, 2018 Blast From the Past Oct 23, 2018
    • Oct 22, 2018 Non-Voters Oct 22, 2018
    • Oct 22, 2018 Some Like Democracy Oct 22, 2018
    • Oct 18, 2018 Learn More Oct 18, 2018
    • Oct 17, 2018 Our Cause Oct 17, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 What to Expect This Century Oct 16, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 Brennan Center: Voter Roll Purging Remains High in GA, NC, and FL Oct 16, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 The Electoral College Advantage Oct 16, 2018
    • Oct 13, 2018 Kerry Lost Popular Vote But Nearly Won Electoral College Oct 13, 2018
    • Oct 12, 2018 Americans Want Winner of Popular Vote to Always Be President Oct 12, 2018
    • Oct 11, 2018 Earnest Dialogue in Michigan Oct 11, 2018
    • Oct 11, 2018 Electoral College a Relic Conflicting with Constitutional Command: "One Person, One Vote" Oct 11, 2018
    • Oct 11, 2018 Democracy in Crisis: 57% Believe It Does Not Matter If They Vote Oct 11, 2018
    • Oct 10, 2018 Electoral College Debate in Full-Swing Oct 10, 2018
    • Oct 10, 2018 Presidential Campaigns Typically Ignore About 40 States. Oct 10, 2018
    • Oct 8, 2018 Kasich: ‘A pox on both houses’ for Kavanaugh confirmation process Oct 8, 2018
    • Oct 8, 2018 States Have All the Say on How They Use Their Electors Oct 8, 2018
    • Oct 8, 2018 Turnout Surge in Primaries Indicates 2018 Midterms Will Be Highly Contested Oct 8, 2018
    • Oct 6, 2018 How to Boost Turnout? Create the Proper Incentives for All Parties Oct 6, 2018
    • Oct 4, 2018 A Clear and Present Danger: and What To Do About It Oct 4, 2018
    • Oct 4, 2018 Sliding Away from Democracy: the Case of Poland Oct 4, 2018
    • Oct 4, 2018 The Supreme Court and the National Popular Vote Oct 4, 2018
    • Oct 3, 2018 Pew: "Voter Enthusiasm at Record High in Nationalized Midterm Environment" Oct 3, 2018
    • Oct 3, 2018 Allowing Democratic Decline Means Stifling Economic Growth Oct 3, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 National Popular Vote Would Help Protect Nation From Influence of Russian Disinformation Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 Democracy East and West Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 Politico: “The Electoral College Is a National Security Threat” Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 1, 2018 Kid Hacks Voting Machine Replica in 10 Minutes! Oct 1, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 The Wrong 'Checks and Balances' Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 If Voting By Mail Increases Turnout, Why Aren't More States Using It? Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 Vote-By-Mail Option Increases Turnout Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 27, 2018 America's Voting Machines Are Vulnerable. How Can We Weaken Hacks? Sep 27, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 Disillusioned by a Broken System: Some Plan Not To Vote, Believing Their ‘Votes Do Not Count’ Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 Essential Reading on Democracy: Dr. Carol Anderson’s One Person, One Vote Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 "Will Florida’s Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?" Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 25, 2018 A National Popular Vote Would Weaken The Impact of Cyberwar Sep 25, 2018
    • Sep 25, 2018 Competition Boosts Participation Sep 25, 2018
    • Sep 25, 2018 "Voting Should Be Popular... With Everyone" Sep 25, 2018
    • Sep 24, 2018 WSJ: "Americans tend to vote when they feel their vote will matter" Sep 24, 2018
    • Sep 24, 2018 "Time to Vote" Tries to Make Voting Easier Sep 24, 2018
    • Sep 24, 2018 Don't Penalize Voters For Where They Live Sep 24, 2018
    • Sep 22, 2018 Want To Save Liberal Democracy? Make Every Vote Count. Sep 22, 2018
    • Sep 21, 2018 “The Big Sort” and Anti-Dialogue Sep 21, 2018
    • Sep 21, 2018 Make Voting For President Easier... and Meaningful Sep 21, 2018
    • Sep 21, 2018 Democracy Can Surprise Us Sep 21, 2018
    • Sep 19, 2018 The 19th Amendment Sep 19, 2018
    • Sep 18, 2018 The 26th Amendment Sep 18, 2018
    • Sep 17, 2018 The 15th Amendment Sep 17, 2018
    • Sep 14, 2018 Madison's Nightmare Sep 14, 2018
    • Sep 13, 2018 Fast, Cheap, Personal, and Everywhere Sep 13, 2018
    • Sep 12, 2018 Make It Count Sep 12, 2018
    • Sep 11, 2018 Like Voters, Most Local Television Stations Were Left Out Of The 2016 Presidential Election Sep 11, 2018
    • Sep 10, 2018 Think Only One Party Has An Advantage in the Electoral College? Think Again. Sep 10, 2018
    • Sep 7, 2018 Fewer than 55% Of Voter-Age Americans Voted For President In 2016. A National Popular Vote Would Boost Turnout Significantly. Sep 7, 2018
    • Sep 5, 2018 Most Americans Want A Fairer Minimum Wage. How We Elect Our President Stands In the Way. Sep 5, 2018
    • Sep 4, 2018 How Much Is a Vote Worth? Sep 4, 2018
    • Sep 3, 2018 Most of America Left Out of 2016 Election Sep 3, 2018
  • August 2018
    • Aug 30, 2018 Splits Between the National Popular Vote and the Electoral College Are Becoming Common Aug 30, 2018
    • Aug 29, 2018 How Can We Make Politicians Serve Country Over Party? Aug 29, 2018
    • Aug 28, 2018 Current Election Rules Incentivize Voter Suppression Aug 28, 2018
    • Aug 27, 2018 Get Mad. Demand Reform. Aug 27, 2018
    • Aug 24, 2018 Don’t Blame Voters.  Don’t Blame Candidates. Fix the System Aug 24, 2018
    • Aug 22, 2018 Neither Party Pushes National Voter Turnout In Presidential Elections Aug 22, 2018
    • Aug 21, 2018 Our Current Presidential Election System Promotes Divisiveness Aug 21, 2018
    • Aug 20, 2018 Divisive Demographics or a Flawed Way of Electing a President? Aug 20, 2018
    • Aug 17, 2018 Americans Value Voting. So Should Our Elections. Aug 17, 2018
    • Aug 16, 2018 Few Votes Mattered in 2012 Aug 16, 2018
    • Aug 14, 2018 Many Voted, Yet Few Votes Made a Difference in 2016 Aug 14, 2018
    • Aug 13, 2018 Seniors Pack a Punch Aug 13, 2018
    • Aug 10, 2018 Madison's Confidence in Voters Aug 10, 2018
    • Aug 9, 2018 Parties Need More, Not Fewer Voters, To Thrive Aug 9, 2018
    • Aug 8, 2018 Why Democracy? Aug 8, 2018
    • Aug 7, 2018 Growing Autocracy Abroad Aug 7, 2018
    • Aug 6, 2018 The Voting Rights Act Turns 53 Aug 6, 2018
    • Aug 5, 2018 Every Vote Should Matter Aug 5, 2018
    • Aug 4, 2018 Foreign Adversaries Could Flip An Election By Hacking A Senate or Presidential Campaign Aug 4, 2018
    • Aug 3, 2018 Why Did So Many People Not Vote For President in 2016? Aug 3, 2018
    • Aug 2, 2018 Russians Used Facebook In An Attempt To Turn Voters Off of Democracy in Purple States Aug 2, 2018
    • Aug 1, 2018 Most Voters Favor Background Checks. 3-D Guns Bypass Them. Aug 1, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 30, 2018 Why Were Most Voters Left Out of the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Elections? Jul 30, 2018
    • Jul 29, 2018 Here's a Question for Next Year's Bar Jul 29, 2018
    • Jul 29, 2018 THE "WINNER-TAKE-ALL" RULE ADOPTED BY 48 STATES WEAKENS VOTES Jul 29, 2018
    • Jul 28, 2018 The Way We Elect Our President Separates Voters Jul 28, 2018
    • Jul 27, 2018 Voters Taken For Granted Are Hurt by Steel Tariff Jul 27, 2018
    • Jul 26, 2018 Want Fair Trade? Count Votes Fairly Jul 26, 2018
    • Jul 25, 2018 How We Elect the President Makes Farmers an Easy Target in a Trade War Jul 25, 2018
    • Jul 24, 2018 New Ballot Measures to Stop Gerrymandering Jul 24, 2018
    • Jul 23, 2018 Regardless of Party, Americans Want President Who Wins the Most Votes, Poll Finds Jul 23, 2018
    • Jul 22, 2018 Count Votes Equally Jul 22, 2018
    • Jul 21, 2018 The Right to Vote For President Jul 21, 2018
    • Jul 20, 2018 States Have All The Options Jul 20, 2018
    • Jul 17, 2018 Campaigning Equals Governing Jul 17, 2018
    • Jul 16, 2018 The Consent of the Governed? Jul 16, 2018
    • Jul 15, 2018 We The People Jul 15, 2018
    • Jul 13, 2018 The MLB All-Star Game and the Electoral College Jul 13, 2018
    • Jul 12, 2018 A Challenge In California Jul 12, 2018
    • Jul 12, 2018 The Participation Gap Jul 12, 2018
    • Jul 11, 2018 Democracy's Debut Jul 11, 2018
    • Jul 10, 2018 Originalism and Presidential Elections Jul 10, 2018
    • Jul 6, 2018 A Better System for Everyone Jul 6, 2018
    • Jul 5, 2018 Voters Make Great Myth Busters Jul 5, 2018
    • Jul 4, 2018 The Consent of the Governed Jul 4, 2018
    • Jul 3, 2018 Losing Trust In Government Jul 3, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 28, 2018 Party Upheaval Jun 28, 2018
    • Jun 27, 2018 An Uphill Battle Jun 27, 2018
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