Hi,

Twice in the last six presidential elections, the candidate who lost the
popular vote won the White House — and it very nearly happened again in
2004 and 2020.^1

But we can fix this senseless, undemocratic Electoral College system
through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a legal agreement
among the states to award their electoral votes to the winner of the
national popular vote.

The state of Maine just became the 17th state to join the interstate
compact, and legislation is already moving forward in the Michigan
legislature to join as well.^2,3 Michigan would bring the total number of
electoral votes held by states that have joined the compact to 224,
achingly close to the magic number of 270.^4

Demand Progress Action has advocated for the National Popular Vote
Interstate Compact for years. We must act now to keep the momentum going
and prevent the next Electoral College meltdown.

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our work to enact the National Popular Vote, and fight for other key
reforms?

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Make no mistake: This is a nonpartisan effort. It's not about helping one
party or another win. It's about democracy.

It's true that the most recent Electoral College debacle was in 2016, when
Donald Trump won the presidency despite getting nearly 3 million fewer
votes nationwide. But in 2004, George W. Bush came within 118,601 votes in
Ohio of losing to John Kerry while winning the popular vote, and that
would have been equally irrational and undemocratic.^5

The most important reason to adopt the national popular vote is to honor
the principle of "one person, one vote." In our current system, only the
votes of people who live in a few select battleground states make any real
difference in the outcome.

If you happen to live in a reliably blue state like California or a deep
red state like Texas, then your vote effectively makes no difference
whatsoever. And as a result, presidential candidates don't pay any
attention to most states and have no reason to consider their local
concerns.

Demand Progress Action has mobilized tens of thousands of people to call
for this change, and with another Electoral College meltdown looming in
2024, we're seeing a tremendous increase in political momentum for change.

[ [link removed] ]So we're asking you today: Will you donate $10 to Demand
Progress Action to support our work, including fighting to enact the
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact?

With gratitude for all that you do,

The team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. The New York Times, "The Electoral College Explained," [ [link removed] ]January 5,
2021.
2. Democracy Docket, "Maine Legislature Passes Bill To Join National
Popular Vote Interstate Compact," [ [link removed] ]March 5, 2024.
3. Michigan Legislature, "House Bill 4156 of 2023," [ [link removed] ]accessed April 26,
2024.
4. National Popular Vote, "Status of National Popular Vote Bill in Each
State," [ [link removed] ]accessed April 26, 2024.
5. CNN, "Election Results," [ [link removed] ]November 2, 2004.
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