ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, poses for a quick portrait before speaking to a crowd in Riverdale, Georgia, U.S., October 27, 2018 ahead of the midterm elections. Photo taken October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
Lawrence Bryant / Reuters
POLITICS
Stacey Abrams' Voting Rights Group Will Air Super Bowl Ad
By Bill Barrow, AP
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate appears in the ad, advocating for changes to Georgia's voting system.
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 8: Supporters Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wait for results on election night at the Javits Center November 8, 2016 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Matt McClain /The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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OPINION
How Democrats Can Win In 2020
By Richard North Patterson, Columnist
We know what Trump will bring to the table. The question is how to beat it.
US President Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally in Cleveland, Ohio on November 5, 2018. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Donald Trump Is Still The Favorite To Win In 2020 — Just Look At The Midterm Map
By Benjamin Waddell, Guest Writer
Our electoral system gives white voters outsize influence.
Mike Stewart/The Associated Press
POLITICS
A Voter’s Guide To Election Security
By Stateline, Editorial Partner
Check your registration, then look for accountability.
BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 14, 2017: The downtown Boise skyline. (Photo by Joe Jaszewski for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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OPINION
If Liberal Billionaires Really Wanted To Change Politics, Here's What They'd Do
By Nives Dolšak and Aseem Prakash
It's an Electoral College problem.
PORTLAND, ME - NOVEMBER 8: Early long lines keep voting booths full at Deering High School in Portland  on election day morning. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Maine Voters To Use New Ranked-Choice System For Congressional Election
By David Sharp, AP
The system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Leah Millis / Reuters
OPINION
Why Donald Trump Will Likely Win A Second Term As President
By Benjamin Waddell, Guest Writer
The U.S. electoral system is rigged against democracy. And unless we fix is, we can expect more Trumps and Kavanaughs.
Stock photo of a vote here sign at an American voting location with American flags in the background
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POLITICS
Overseas Voters Having Trouble Getting Ballots As States Try To Thwart Hacking
By Sam Levine
As states try to block malicious actors from interfering with their election systems, legitimate voters might be impacted.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy speaks to reporters after accepting the 2016 Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Brian Snyder / Reuters
POLITICS
Connecticut To Give Its Electoral College Votes To National Popular Vote Victor
By Dominique Mosbergen
Connecticut would join 10 other states and the District of Columbia in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
census document form and ball point ink pen on American flag for 2020
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POLITICS
Republicans May Shoot Themselves In The Foot By Putting Citizenship In The Census
By Igor Bobic
The controversial question may cost some GOP-led states seats in Congress and electoral votes in presidential elections.
VIDEOS
Controversy of 2020 Census’ Citizenship Question
The Trump administration is adding a question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census. It’s the first time since 1950 the census will ask that question, and it could have a very real impact on the U.S. population.
NBC
COMEDY
Seth Meyers Reminds Hillary Clinton: 'Bernie Is Not The Reason You Lost'
By Rebecca Shapiro
"Want to blame something ancient? Blame the Electoral College."
John A. Tures
POLITICS
If The Election Were Held Today, Trump Would Get 99 Electoral College Votes
By John A. Tures, Contributor
Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
In a recent poll, he barely mustered a majority in 17 states.
POLITICS
Now That Trump's Trashed The Paris Climate Accord: Isn't This Enough To Discuss Changing The Presidential Election System?
By Michael Russnow, Contributor
Professional screenwriter, actor, former U.S. Senate aide and ...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When will our reasonable leaders, progressive and moderate ― even clearheaded
Concept, american flag on cracked background
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POLITICS
American Democracy Remains In A Cage
By Robert Koehler, Contributor
Peace journalist
Democracy is only acceptable if it can be controlled by those already in power.
@TreyYingst
POLITICS
A Map Of Where The People Live
By Kayla Chadwick, Contributor
Video Editor
And where they don’t.
THE WORLDPOST
In The French Election, Actual People Elect Their President -- Unlike America
By Michael Russnow, Contributor
Professional screenwriter, actor, former U.S. Senate aide and ...
France will elect Macron over Le Pen, because the people won't allow it to be otherwise.
AP
POLITICS
The Professional Ethical Challenge Of Publicly Discussing A President Who Appears Cognitively Compromised
By Seth Davin Norrholm, PhD, Contributor
Translational Neuroscientist/Psychologist
The alarm raised this week has rekindled a debate that has been ongoing since last year’s primary season regarding the role
POLITICS
Trump's No Populist. The 'People' Did Not Elect Him.
By Michael Russnow, Contributor
Professional screenwriter, actor, former U.S. Senate aide and ...
Trump's “populism” hasn’t helped or sought to aid anyone but elites, a group he often decried.
business crowd raising hands, many hands raise high up on white background
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POLITICS
A Poll Finds Most Americans Don’t Trust Public Opinion Polls
By Natalie Jackson and Grace Sparks
But there's literally no other way to measure what the public thinks.
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