The Fix: “A Republican-backed plan to change the way certain states allocate electoral votes has fizzled as quickly as it sprung onto the national consciousness. The slate of upcoming 2014 governor’s races is a major reason why that happened.”… Continue reading

The Root reports. I’m still betting against this happening.

Pennsylvania as the last possible GOP state looking to change their electoral college allocations this time around.

Politico reports. Shocking (Not!).

TPM: “Four states down, and just two remain. Key Republican officials in Virginia, Ohio, Florida, and Michigan are coming out against a RNC-backed scheme to rig the electoral vote in Democratic-leaning states in order to boost Republican presidential candidates.… Continue reading

Martin Kich has written this post at the “Academe Blog.”

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Again, no surprise.

JS Online: “Gov. Scott Walker says he has a ‘real concern’ about a Republican idea to change the way the state awards its electoral votes, conceding the move could make Wisconsin irrelevant in presidential campaigns.” No surprise.

Steve Benen: “There’s been some commentary of late that the fear of this scheme is excessive — Rick Hasen, I’m looking in your direction — and that Republicans almost certainly won’t follow through on this. We’ll find out… Continue reading

I’m not so sure about this. As I indicate in my new Slate piece, I think it is highly unlikely these plans get enacted. And since I wrote the piece the Va. governor and new key Senators have… Continue reading

See here.

Joshua Spivak writes.

Slate has published my new commentary.  It begins: Sound the alarm! Democrats are on high alert! Josh Marshall calls it a big, big deal. Eric Kleefeld says if the blueprint were in place last November, the GOP would… Continue reading