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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Electoral College outdated; count each citizen's vote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. -
Obama-McCain contest: Should winner of popular vote always win the White House?
- Posted: September 3, 2008
- Author(s): Gregory M. Lamb
- Publication: Christian Science Monitor
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Article uses the 2008 Presidential race to explain the national popular vote plan. -
Popular Vote Is A Popular Choice For Bay State
- Posted: August 18, 2008
- Author(s): By Christian Smith-Socaris
- Publication: Worcester Business Journal
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Op-ed by Christian Smith-Socaris of the Progressive States Network on the National Popular Vote