Electoral College

Marco Rubio's 'Impossible Dream'

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.27.2012

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In 2010, Marco Rubio was a rising star in Florida politics. At age 39, he was already a former speaker of the Florida House and working hard to defeat...

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Red to Purple to Blue -- The Collapse of the Republican Electoral College Base

Mark Siegel | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Presidential Election, Electoral College, Election 2012, Demographics, Politics News

Demographics and politics are creating a new America, different from any of the Americas we have ever known or studied in the past. With the "blue-ing" and " purple-ing" of America, the elephant may soon become a dinosaur.

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Ridiculously Early Look at Electoral Math

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2012

Since, as any fifth-grader will tell you, we don't have a national vote for president, tracking the race by means of national polling is almost completely irrelevant.

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New York Haunted by Curse of the True Blue

Dan Collins | Posted 05.10.2012

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President Obama visited upstate New York this week. Don't hold your breath waiting for him to come back. We live with the Curse of the True Blue. Everybody knows how New York is going to vote in presidential elections, so nobody cares.

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The Electoral College Vote - Obama a Sure Victor

Richard Greener | Posted 04.27.2012

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Forget what the TV pundits tell you. It's a done deal. President Obama already has enough electoral votes in those states he is sure to carry that the final result is already known.

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Introducing The HuffPost Election Map

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As attention turns from the Republican primaries to the general election for president, The Huffington Post debuts a new, interactive po...

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Electoral College Challenged

Jim Jaffe | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Electoral College, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, National Popular Vote, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Voting, Popular Vote, Politics News

This year's election may be the last one where it is possible to win the American presidency while receiving fewer votes than your opponent.

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An Electoral College Tie: Far More Likely Than You Think

John Ziegler | Posted 04.17.2012

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An electoral college tie is hardly far-fetched. It may even be likely. If this scenario were to transpire, it would mean that the newly-elected House of Representatives would chose the president.

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Obama Defending Traditional GOP Territory

AP | By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 04.16.2012

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-- President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House fo...

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Americans Elect: The Future of U.S. Democracy

Michael Eisner | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Elections, Democratic Primary, Republican Primary, 2012 Election, Americans Elect, Elections 2012, Electoral College, Voting, Electoral Process, Michael Eisner, Politics News

America has always prided itself on being a forward-looking nation. Yet our election system is mired in the past. We can rescue our election system from the horse-and-buggy era and infuse it with the dynamism of our digital age. It's happening now.

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Why National Popular Vote Is a Bad Idea

Curtis Gans | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: National Popular Vote, Electoral College, Electoral College Results, National Popular Vote Movement, Popular Vote. National Popular Vote 2012, 2012 Presidential Election, 2012 National Vote, Politics News

The appeal of NPV is the simplicity of its message. The danger of NPV is that it will undermine the complex and vital underpinnings of American democracy.

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Seven Top Election Insights From 2011

Rob Richie | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Representation, Gerrymandering, Right to Vote, Electoral College, Elections 2011, 2012 Election, Politics News

It's exciting to realize that what's been published represents only the tip of the iceberg of recent research and analysis that will go public in 2012. We have a lot to say -- and, given the troubled condition of American democracy, many reasons to say it.

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Cleaning Up Hamilton's Mess -- and Madison's

Carl Pope | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Hamilton Elections, National Popular Vote, Battleground States, Madison Elections, Constitution Elections, Electoral College, Swing Voters, Popular Vote, Politics News

The National Popular Vote gives us a simple way to preserve state leverage over presidential elections without amending the Constitution while still protecting us against electing a minority president.

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Tim Tebow Teaches Foresight of Founding Fathers

Scott Janssen | Posted 02.19.2012

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With all this Tebow mania in full force, wouldn't it only make sense that the wise and mighty Tim Tebow could teach all of us an important lesson in history?

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Irish Presidential Election With Instant Runoff Voting: Voter Choice Without "Spoilers"

Rob Richie | Posted 01.08.2012

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We're approaching a time where states and cities will have an easy decision to make: uphold majority rule in one election or keep a plurality voting system that delivers questionable results and broken politics.

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Behind The Secretive Nonprofit Group That Could Make It Harder For Obama To Win Re-Election

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 01.02.2012

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Over the past six months, someone--or a group of someones--has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund an effort to change the rules of the 201...

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Fall 2012 Presidential Debate Schedule Revealed

AP | Posted 12.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The committee that sponsors presidential debates during the general election has chosen Denver, Hempstead, N.Y., and Boca Raton, Fla., a...

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Overcoming Old Obstacles to Democracy in 2012

Elliot Ackerman | Posted 12.27.2011

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A Gallup poll out this week shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans say they'd replace the Electoral College with a straight popular vote, a number that's been consistent for more than a decade.

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Another State Proposes District-Based Electoral College

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.12.2011

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A Wisconsin Republican lawmaker is proposing that the state switch its distribution of electoral votes to district-based awards. State Rep. Dan LeM...

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Why We Remain Stuck With the Electoral System

Grant Calder | Posted 12.11.2011

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Every four years, we are reminded that we employ a completely outmoded method of selecting our chief executive. So why haven't we resolved this problem?

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Thank You, Rick Santorum

Sen. Daylin Leach | Posted 11.22.2011

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What made me want to thank Rick yesterday was his most honest, righteous and true statement on Governor Corbett's scheme to rig future presidential elections by apportioning electoral votes by congressional district.

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The Old Electoral College Switcheroo: The Devastating Consequences of Pennsylvania's Proposal to Game the Electoral College

Joshua Spivak | Posted 11.18.2011

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Pennsylvania's Republican Party may feel that a switch of their Electoral College allocation method may give them an edge on the 2012 presidential race. But their proposal is much more far-reaching than that.

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GOP Plan Could Hurt Seriously Obama In 2012

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2011

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Pennsylvania Republicans are planning an electoral college shakeup to try and oust President Obama in the 2012 election. Their plan would end the s...

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The GOP's Genius Plan To Beat Obama In 2012

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: 2012 Elections, Electoral Votes, Mother Jones, Elections 2012, Gop, Electoral College, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

Republican state legislators in Pennsylvania are pushing a scheme that, if GOPers in other states follow their lead, could cause President Barack Obam...

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Late Returns: Seven Swing States Shall Settle Stakes, Maybe

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2011

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Are you wondering where campaign reporters will be camped out for the next fifteen months? Or what states' airwaves will be buffeted by wave after wav...

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