Why the Electoral College is Worthless
Why the Electoral College is Worthless
Reviewing the history of the Electoral College with Carolyn Dupont, who explains what's missing from contemporary defenses of the College.
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Uncapping the House would be a good start and much easier to do than abolishing the EC since it wouldn't need a constitutional amendment. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reapportionment_Act_of_1929
If enough states decide to give their votes to the winner of the popular vote, this would solve the problems of the electoral college. A fair number of states already agreed to the popular vote compact. We just need the big Republican states to agree. Which probably will happen after a Democrat wins the electoral college after loosing the popular vote.
The way politics are trending, with more white Democrats and non-white Republicans, the electoral college advantage for Republicans is fading.
And since it's mentioned in the article, there is a proposed path to having the popular vote decide the presidency that doesn't require a constitutional amendment, and IMO it's surprisingly further along than one might guess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact