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When winner takes all, we lose: Fix electoral college now
- Posted: October 28, 2008
- Author(s): Bill Hammond
- Publication: New York Daily News
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Bill Hammond calls for a National Popular Vote to make New York voters matter in the Presidential Election. -
Make all votes count
- Posted: October 26, 2008
- Author(s): Ron Dzwonkowski
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Disenchanted by the recent lack of attention paid to Michigan, Detroit Free Press editor Ron Dzwonkowski argues for the National Popular Vote interstate compact to make Michigan voters relevant throughout every campaign. -
It's time to get rid of Electoral College
- Posted: October 26, 2008
- Author(s): Jeff Pozmantier
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Editorial in the Houston Chronicle calls for the direct election of the President and asks readers to support the National Popular Vote initiative. -
Blue State Blues
- Posted: October 25, 2008
- Author(s): Gail Collins
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins addresses the sense of neglect felt by voters in "spectator" states as a result of the Electoral College and the winner-take-all method of allocating states' electors. -
The Electoral College And Other Hazards
- Posted: October 23, 2008
- Publication: National Journal
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Interview with FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie on prospects for electoral reform. -
Biden's visit rare for a blue state on the sidelines
- Posted: October 21, 2008
- Author(s): Peter Callaghan
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Columnist Peter Callaghan quotes FairVote and cites its 2008 candidate tracker in a story on how the current Electoral College system generally keeps the campaigns away from Washington State. -
October 17th Update on Presidential Visits and Spending
- Posted: October 17, 2008
- Author(s): Laura Kirshner
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
FairVote's press release shows that in the "Swing States of America," candidates ignore a majority of states and follow voting patterns of 2004 Presidential Election. -
Report: Campaign stops heaped on few states
- Posted: October 10, 2008
- Author(s): Maureen Groppe
- Publication: Journal and Courier
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
The Journal and Courier picks up on FairVote's press release about the Shrinking Battleground in the 2008 Presidential Election. -
Drop Out of College!
- Posted: September 21, 2008
- Author(s): John R. Koza
- Publication: New York Post
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Op-ed by National Popular Vote's John Koza featured in the New York Post -
Electoral College outdated; count each citizen's vote
- Posted: September 3, 2008
- Author(s): LOUISE RISCALLA
- Publication: Scarlet Scuttlebutt, NJ
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Commentary argues that the electoral college should be abolished and supports the National Popular Vote plan.