Hi,

In two of the last six presidential elections, the candidate who lost the
popular vote won the presidency anyway — thanks to our current Electoral
College system.

As a result, while Democrats have won the popular vote in seven out of the
last eight presidential elections, Republicans have picked five out of
eight Supreme Court justices picked during that same period, paving the
way for wildly unpopular and destructive decisions including Citizens
United and the decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

That’s not democracy. It’s minority rule.

The polling data on the likely nominees for the 2024 presidential election
shows that there’s a very realistic chance that it could happen again, and
our democracy may not survive this time.^1

But we can take action now to make sure that doesn’t happen by convincing
enough states to join the National Popular Vote Compact to guarantee that
the candidate who gets the most votes in 2024 wins the election.

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including organizing to enact the National Popular Vote Compact?

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National Popular Vote Compact is a bottom-up strategy whereby states
representing 270 electoral votes agree to allocate them to the winner of
the national popular vote. Already, 16 states comprising 205 electoral
votes have gotten on board, and if we can add just a few more states to
join, it will ensure no president can be elected while losing the popular
vote.^2

No other democracy on earth has a system that allows the candidate with
fewer votes to win — and it’s the reason we have a Supreme Court so wildly
out of step with the American people.

Let’s be 100% clear: Demand Progress is a nonpartisan group, and we don't
endorse or oppose any candidate. We believe in democracy and majority rule
— and the National Popular Vote Compact is a simple, achievable fix to get
it done.

Demand Progress Action has been advocating for the National Popular Vote
Compact for years, and it’s closer than ever to reality. But we can’t risk
another presidential election in which the Electoral College hands the
election to the loser of the popular vote.

[ [link removed]- ]Will you donate to Demand Progress Action to support our work to enact
the National Popular Vote, plus fight for other key democratic reforms?

With gratitude for all that you do,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. FiveThirtyEight, "Latest Polls," accessed [ [link removed]- ]September 25, 2023.
2. National Popular Vote, "Status of National Popular Vote Bill in Each
State," accessed [ [link removed]- ]September 25, 2023.
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