that's right
the last realistic chance we had at scrapping the electoral college was, imo, the 2004 election where john kerry came close to winning the white house without the national popular vote. two consecutive misfires, each favoring a different party, would have killed it.
@jbouie The Electoral College is the ugly step child of the 3/5 clause in the Constitution, which juiced up the representation of slave holders in the House and the Electoral College in electing a President.
@jbouie @robdelaney Will never happen because the GOP knows they can’t win without it.
@jbouie @ManardNancy An antiquated system designed to protect us from ourselves now being turned around on us. Gotta go. One man one vote. ONE MAN ONE VOTE!
@jbouie Hilariously, I imagine Republican voters think this will help them.
@jbouie But, as soon as someone explains to the Republicans who are in favor what this would do to their prospects, they would all flip. Republicans have shown us over and over that they are completely willing to adjust or reverse their position on issues if it means more power.
@jbouie The most popular events, talks, & community q&a topics in the "Citizenship & Crisis Initiative" series I helped to run in Oregon for years was always on the electoral college, why we have it, strengths & weaknesses, & how to get to something closer to a popular vote for prez.
@jbouie The problem with the EC is that it is tied to the size of the legislature. (435+100+3=538) House was meant to keep growing, as it did from 1789 to about 1920. When House was frozen at 435, the EC got thrown out of whack. If House expanded, the EC would track popular vote.
@jbouie Except the US has no capacity to run a national election, and it's a constitutional change too few states would agree to, so it's not going to happen. The national compact might, and would guarantee constitutional paralysis if the national vote were very close.