Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 27, 2017
We must make sure our democracy doesn’t ever again elect a candidate who loses the popular vote. That means making the Electoral College inconsequential. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 7, 2016
Two Democratic electors in Colorado are filing suit to overturn a state law on Electoral College votes, one day after a Republican elector in Texas announced he won’t cast his vote for the president-elect. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman / The ProgressiveNov 10, 2016
For the sixth time in our history, a candidate for president of the United States may have won the popular vote and lost the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigDec 16, 2011
In a speech last week to the Heritage Foundation, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell used that war on terror-flavored jeremiad about an existential "threat" to describe a grassroots effort aimed at electing presidents via a national popular vote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 3, 2008
A new Hillary Clinton campaign ad plays up the popular vote issue while striking a positive tone. Mixed reports have Clinton dialing down expectations that she'll suspend her campaign after Tuesday's final primaries, in Montana and South Dakota, as she is widely expected to do. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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