Sore looser left scheme to k**l E*******l Collage: On Saturday, Connecticut's General Assembly approved a bill that would make the state the 11th to adopt the National Popular V**e...

cold iron Loc: White House

On Saturday, Connecticut's General Assembly approved a bill that would make the state the 11th to adopt the National Popular V**e Interstate Compact and the first since the 2016 e******n. Once enough other states have signed on, the bill would bind a states E*******l College v**es seven, in Connecticut's case to the candidate who wins the most raw v**es in a p**********l e******n. Governor Dannel Malloy is expected to sign it into law. (https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Popular-v**e-for-president-passes-General-Assembly-12891062.php)

It's another small step on the way to what advocates hope will turn into major e******n reform.
The E*******l College is one of the very worst features of American democracy, a vestigial mechanism that effectively reduces p**********l contests to a few swing states. Like so much of our political system, it bestows disproportionate power to rural America. And, also like so much of our political system, it has taken on a deeply partisan cast. Democrats, increasingly clustered together in cities, have particular reason to loathe the E*******l College of late: it has helped crown two popular-v**e losers, George W. Bush and Donald Trump, in the 21st century. Republicans, losers of six of the last seven popular v**es, are more than happy to keep things as they are.

For years, Democratic efforts to reform this manifestly undemocratic set of rules amounted to little more than grumbles. K*****g the E*******l College by conventional means would involve passing a nationwide constitutional amendment or convening a Constitutional convention, both close to impossible tasks. So clever reformists came up with an alternate route: passing state laws that would take effect only when it is guaranteed that enough other states have signed on to swing the outcome. The magic number is 270 e*******l v**es, out of the 538 available.
In 2007, Maryland became the first state to join the compact. The other states that have signed on over the last 11 years are all reliably blue: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington state. Washington, D.C., is also onboard.
Together, these states account for 172 e*******l v**es, just 98 short of hitting their goal. But most of the remaining states in the union are either deep-red, and thus unlikely to favor a solution that stands to benefit Democrats or swing states, and thus unlikely to favor a solution that would divert the campaign spotlight from their neck of the woods every four years.

This is where the 2018 e******ns come in. If Democrats can make progress in winning back some of the governorships and state legislatures they've forfeited over the years, they'll be in much better shape to push through the popular-v**e legislation in a few more states, making what once seemed like a pipe dream tantalizingly close to reality. (One caveat: Even if cooperating states do hit their target, it's unclear whether the federal government would need to give them it's blessing.)

Opponents of the provision argue that nullifying the E*******l College wouldn't solve the problem of candidates focusing too much on one area of the country.
If you switch to national popular v**e and I'm a candidate for president and I'm a Democrat, I'm going to plant my team in California, the upper Midwest, New York City and Philadelphia, Connecticut State Senator Michael McLachlan said, in a representative argument.

When JFK won over Nixon who got more popular v**es it was just fine then.

This is a total violation of the Construction and anyone pushing to break our laws needs to go to jail.

Only Congress can make law.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

cold iron wrote:

On Saturday, Connecticut's General Assembly approved a bill that would make the state the 11th to adopt the National Popular V**e Interstate Compact and the first since the 2016 e******n. Once enough other states have signed on, the bill would bind a states E*******l College v**es seven, in Connecticut's case to the candidate who wins the most raw v**es in a p**********l e******n. Governor Dannel Malloy is expected to sign it into law. (https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Popular-v**e-for-president-passes-General-Assembly-12891062.php)

It's another small step on the way to what advocates hope will turn into major e******n reform.
The E*******l College is one of the very worst features of American democracy, a vestigial mechanism that effectively reduces p**********l contests to a few swing states. Like so much of our political system, it bestows disproportionate power to rural America. And, also like so much of our political system, it has taken on a deeply partisan cast. Democrats, increasingly clustered together in cities, have particular reason to loathe the E*******l College of late: it has helped crown two popular-v**e losers, George W. Bush and Donald Trump, in the 21st century. Republicans, losers of six of the last seven popular v**es, are more than happy to keep things as they are.

For years, Democratic efforts to reform this manifestly undemocratic set of rules amounted to little more than grumbles. K*****g the E*******l College by conventional means would involve passing a nationwide constitutional amendment or convening a Constitutional convention, both close to impossible tasks. So clever reformists came up with an alternate route: passing state laws that would take effect only when it is guaranteed that enough other states have signed on to swing the outcome. The magic number is 270 e*******l v**es, out of the 538 available.
In 2007, Maryland became the first state to join the compact. The other states that have signed on over the last 11 years are all reliably blue: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington state. Washington, D.C., is also onboard.
Together, these states account for 172 e*******l v**es, just 98 short of hitting their goal. But most of the remaining states in the union are either deep-red, and thus unlikely to favor a solution that stands to benefit Democrats or swing states, and thus unlikely to favor a solution that would divert the campaign spotlight from their neck of the woods every four years.

This is where the 2018 e******ns come in. If Democrats can make progress in winning back some of the governorships and state legislatures they've forfeited over the years, they'll be in much better shape to push through the popular-v**e legislation in a few more states, making what once seemed like a pipe dream tantalizingly close to reality. (One caveat: Even if cooperating states do hit their target, it's unclear whether the federal government would need to give them it's blessing.)

Opponents of the provision argue that nullifying the E*******l College wouldn't solve the problem of candidates focusing too much on one area of the country.
If you switch to national popular v**e and I'm a candidate for president and I'm a Democrat, I'm going to plant my team in California, the upper Midwest, New York City and Philadelphia, Connecticut State Senator Michael McLachlan said, in a representative argument.

When JFK won over Nixon who got more popular v**es it was just fine then.

This is a total violation of the Construction and anyone pushing to break our laws needs to go to jail.

Only Congress can make law.

On Saturday, Connecticut's General Assembly approv... (show quote)

You forgot libs h**e United States of America!!!!.........

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

proud republican wrote:

You forgot #11 libs h**e United States of America!!!!.........

maryjane

They apparently h**e the USA since they work so hard to give our country over to foreigners including i*****l a***ns.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

maryjane wrote:

They apparently h**e the USA since they work so hard to give our country over to foreigners including i*****l a***ns.

Lonewolf

the funny part trump has said it should be abolished, then someone pointed out to him if that had been true in 2016 he would have lost.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Lonewolf wrote:

the funny part trump has said it should be abolished, then someone pointed out to him if that had been true in 2016 he would have lost.

You on the left should be abolished!!!!.....But thats just me....

PeterS

proud republican wrote:

You forgot libs h**e United States of America!!!!.........

We do? Why, because we don't think like you? So how does boot clicking nationalism so love for ones country?

Lonewolf

she is a paid troll

mwdegutis Loc: Illinois

PeterS wrote:

We do? Why, because we don't think like you? So how does boot clicking nationalism so love for ones country?

We get it Pete...you're a boot-clicking Islam-loving g*******t.

cold iron Loc: White House

PeterS wrote:

We do? Why, because we don't think like you? So how does boot clicking nationalism so love for ones country?

Webster should change the word for stupid to "Peters" or "SCUM".

king hall Loc: Tucson,AZ.

cold iron wrote:

On Saturday, Connecticut's General Assembly approved a bill that would make the state the 11th to adopt the National Popular V**e Interstate Compact and the first since the 2016 e******n. Once enough other states have signed on, the bill would bind a states E*******l College v**es seven, in Connecticut's case to the candidate who wins the most raw v**es in a p**********l e******n. Governor Dannel Malloy is expected to sign it into law. (https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Popular-v**e-for-president-passes-General-Assembly-12891062.php)

It's another small step on the way to what advocates hope will turn into major e******n reform.
The E*******l College is one of the very worst features of American democracy, a vestigial mechanism that effectively reduces p**********l contests to a few swing states. Like so much of our political system, it bestows disproportionate power to rural America. And, also like so much of our political system, it has taken on a deeply partisan cast. Democrats, increasingly clustered together in cities, have particular reason to loathe the E*******l College of late: it has helped crown two popular-v**e losers, George W. Bush and Donald Trump, in the 21st century. Republicans, losers of six of the last seven popular v**es, are more than happy to keep things as they are.

For years, Democratic efforts to reform this manifestly undemocratic set of rules amounted to little more than grumbles. K*****g the E*******l College by conventional means would involve passing a nationwide constitutional amendment or convening a Constitutional convention, both close to impossible tasks. So clever reformists came up with an alternate route: passing state laws that would take effect only when it is guaranteed that enough other states have signed on to swing the outcome. The magic number is 270 e*******l v**es, out of the 538 available.
In 2007, Maryland became the first state to join the compact. The other states that have signed on over the last 11 years are all reliably blue: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington state. Washington, D.C., is also onboard.
Together, these states account for 172 e*******l v**es, just 98 short of hitting their goal. But most of the remaining states in the union are either deep-red, and thus unlikely to favor a solution that stands to benefit Democrats or swing states, and thus unlikely to favor a solution that would divert the campaign spotlight from their neck of the woods every four years.

This is where the 2018 e******ns come in. If Democrats can make progress in winning back some of the governorships and state legislatures they've forfeited over the years, they'll be in much better shape to push through the popular-v**e legislation in a few more states, making what once seemed like a pipe dream tantalizingly close to reality. (One caveat: Even if cooperating states do hit their target, it's unclear whether the federal government would need to give them it's blessing.)

Opponents of the provision argue that nullifying the E*******l College wouldn't solve the problem of candidates focusing too much on one area of the country.
If you switch to national popular v**e and I'm a candidate for president and I'm a Democrat, I'm going to plant my team in California, the upper Midwest, New York City and Philadelphia, Connecticut State Senator Michael McLachlan said, in a representative argument.

When JFK won over Nixon who got more popular v**es it was just fine then.

This is a total violation of the Construction and anyone pushing to break our laws needs to go to jail.

Only Congress can make law.

On Saturday, Connecticut's General Assembly approv... (show quote)

They obviously h**e newborns

Big Kahuna

proud republican wrote:

You forgot libs h**e United States of America!!!!.........

They h**e: Christians, Jews, Israel, morality, the Bible, God, patriotism.

Big Kahuna

proud republican wrote:

You on the left should be abolished!!!!.....But thats just me....

Not just you. Many concur that the left is anti American and should be labeled a terrorist organization and should be mandated to disband.

cold iron Loc: White House

Lonewolf wrote:

the funny part trump has said it should be abolished, then someone pointed out to him if that had been true in 2016 he would have lost.

Not exactly, he said he could win with or without it. He said it just would require a different strategy in campaigning. It would cost less since one only has to campaign in 6 states.
States where the Dems live in huge numbers.