ELECTORAL COLLEGE

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.
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.
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
―Tossing a young man’s hat into a crowd of people immediately after signing it at the boy’s request at the latter White House
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.
US President Donald Trump raises his glass during a toast as he attends the Friends of Ireland Luncheon for the visit of Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, March 16, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Here's More Evidence The 2016 Election Was Not About The Majority Of Americans
By Sam Levine
Live in a battleground state or be ignored.
POLITICS
Why Clinton's Popular Vote Victory Still Matters
By Seth Abramson, Contributor
Attorney; Assistant Professor at University of New Hampshire; ...
When Mr. Trump pushes his agenda, he is opposing the will of the American people.
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