Adam Liptak on the Electoral Battleground and Electoral College
Here, in NYT Sunday Review.
Category Archives: electoral college
My Final Electoral College Predictions 2012
In 2008, I won Politico’s contest to predict the final outcome of the Electoral College and the popular vote for president (I was off by one electoral college vote). Here are my predictions for 2012 (I am least certain about… Continue reading
“Romney-Biden May Be Winning Ticket in Unlikely Voting Tie”
“Why there won’t likely be an electoral vote/popular vote split — in one map”
Test Your Knowledge of the Electoral College
“WaPo-ABC tracking poll: Popular vote > electoral college”
The Fix: “Most likely voters — including both Democrats and Republicans — say the winner of the presidential election should be decided by popular vote, not the electoral college, according to the latest release of the Washington Post-ABC News tracking … Continue reading
“The Popular Vote and Presidential Legitimacy”
Jonathan Adler: “Recent polling results present the possibility that Mitt Romney could win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote. Would this matter? It shouldn’t. We’ve seen this before, and it is not at all unusual for a… Continue reading
“US Rep Steve Israel Announces Legislation to Reform Electoral College in Future Elections”
“How Hillary Clinton or Ron Paul Could Still Become President”
Deep dive into the 12th amendment.
“Founders’ choice: the electoral college It’s widely criticized, but it’s part of our Constitution’s philosophy — carefully crafted as a compromise between competing interests to guarantee checks and balances.”
Joshua Spivak has written this LA Times oped.
“An education about the Electoral College”
Mo Rocca piece for CBS News.
“An Electoral College tie – and what it would mean”
“Election Simulations From 1960-2008 Show That Electoral College Rules Don’t Help Either Party, but Do Harm American Democracy”
This item appears at FairVote.
“Electoral College 101’”
The latest NYT op-doc from Mo Rocca.