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Dear John,
Here’s something I bet you never expected to hear from me: I think the Republican candidate should win the White House —
if they actually get the most votes.
The problem is that Republicans have held the White House for 12 of the last 23 years despite losing the popular vote in 7 of the last 8 elections.
That, my friends, is not democracy. It's simply nonsense.
Here’s the good news: Last week, Maine became the 17th state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would replace the current Electoral College system under a legal agreement among the states to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
Once enough states opt in to add up to 270 electoral votes, the compact goes into effect — and we now have 224. The state most likely to join next is Michigan.
Will you donate $5 to help spread the word, get the truth out, and end the undemocratic Electoral College system?
Under the current electoral college system, every election is decided by the voters in a small handful of swing states. Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, if you live in a consistently red or blue state, then your vote has effectively zero impact on who actually becomes the next president.
Candidates have no reason to even consider the concerns of states like California, Texas, Massachusetts, or New York — because everyone knows how those states are going to vote before the campaign even begins.
That’s why this isn’t just some Republican or Democratic issue, and it’s why we’ve seen real bipartisan support for replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote system.
In fact, polls show that two out of three Americans think the current Electoral College system should be done away with — including nearly half of Republican voters.
The beauty of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is that it can fix the system without going through the prohibitively lengthy process of amending the Constitution. States simply have to pass legislation opting into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and 17 states are already on board.
Our role is to keep educating the public about this opportunity and to call out the politicians in states that have stuck with the old system.
With Maine now on board, Michigan is our next best chance to keep the momentum going. If we can win there, the total number of electoral votes represented by states that have joined the compact will rise to 239, achingly close to the magic number of 270.
We have a real chance to end the current Electoral College system if we keep pushing. Will you donate $5 to help spread the word, get the truth out, and make the national popular vote for president a reality?
Thank you for helping us fight for a democracy that represents us all,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media
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