Hi,
In 2000, George W. Bush won the presidency despite losing the popular vote
by more than half a million votes. This happened again in 2016, when
Donald Trump won the White House despite getting nearly 2.9 million fewer
votes.^1
And given demographic trends and the increasing polarization of American
politics, it's only a matter of time before we get another Electoral
College meltdown.
But there's a plan to fix the current, undemocratic Electoral College
system. It's called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
The compact is a legal agreement among the states to award their electoral
votes to the winner of the national popular vote. Once enough states join
to add up to 270 electoral votes, we'll finally pick the president based
on who actually gets the most votes nationwide.
Demand Progress Action has advocated for the National Popular Vote
Interstate Compact for years, and we're hearing that Michigan could be the
next state to join, which would bring the movement to within 46 electoral
votes of victory!^2,3
[ [link removed] ]That's why we're asking you today: Will you donate $10 to
Demand Progress Action to support our work to enact the National Popular
Vote, and fight for other key reforms?
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We know that we don't need to tell you how much damage a single president
can do.
Just take the current right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court. Five
of the nine members of the court were picked by presidents who came into
office without winning the national popular vote — and they've gutted the
Voting Rights Act, overturned Roe v. Wade, and shredded our campaign
finance laws.
But the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact isn't about helping one
party or the other. It's a nonpartisan effort to make sure our democracy
actually functions in a way that reflects the will of the majority.
Under the current system, candidates can simply ignore the views of most
Americans. It doesn't matter if you're a Republican, Democrat,
Independent, or something else. Unless you happen to live in one of a
handful of swing states, the candidates really couldn't care less who you
vote for.
That's not what a functioning democracy looks like, and we can do better.
Demand Progress Action has mobilized tens of thousands of people to call
for this change. We've seen the movement grow one state at a time over the
years, and today we're closer than ever. Maine joined the compact earlier
this spring, and if Michigan joins next — and there's a real chance that
could happen — we'll be just 46 electoral votes away from finally ending
the current, undemocratic Electoral College system.
[ [link removed] ]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.
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