Candidate with most votes nationwide should become President ‌ ‌ ‌ View as web page - For easy sharing The Electoral College Is Also a Climate Problem The climate crisis is intimately connected to state laws that award all of a state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who gets the most popular votes in each separate state. Here is some of what Peter Beinart in The Atlantic says: "Joe Biden condemned Donald Trump’s handling of the wildfires devastating the American West and pledged to 'put our nation on the road to net-zero emissions by no later than 2050.' That’s good news. But it was Biden’s first speech on the subject, even though California, Oregon, and Washington State declared states of emergency almost a month ago. He still hasn’t visited the devastation. "Unlike Trump, Biden hasn’t been slow to address the wildfires because he doubts climate change. As he mentioned in his speech, he’s laid out a more ambitious agenda to tackle it than any other presidential nominee in American history. He’s been slow to address the fires because he’s obeying the dictates of the Electoral College.... "The Electoral College also undermines the fight against climate change. If every additional vote in California, Oregon, and Washington—which between them boast roughly 50 million people—mattered as much as every additional vote in a swing state, Biden might have spent the past few weeks touring the West Coast and explaining how his plans can save its residents from a climate apocalypse that threatens to make their home unlivable. "But the Electoral College rules that out. Biden has no incentive to run up his margin in three reliably blue states. Instead, he’s singularly focused on purple ones in the Midwest. So far this month, he’s visited Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and he’s headed to Minnesota next week. Conventional wisdom holds that in a Midwest built on fossil fuels and heavy industry, focusing on climate change is politically risky. ... "This is the problem with an electoral system that allows presidential candidates to ignore most of America’s voters. Sometimes the Americans being ignored are facing problems that presidential candidates desperately need to prioritize." Read full article in The Atlantic SUPPORT NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and D.C. Under National Popular Vote, candidates couldn't ignore crises affecting millions of Americans, as they do under our current system. State legislators are up for election on November 3 in almost every state, so this is a great time to send them an email asking them to support the National Popular Vote bill. LEARN MORE Watch Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President Watch Michael Steele, former Chair of the Republican National Committee Watch Prof. George Edwards III, author of Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America Watch Dr. John Hudak, author of Presidential Pork: White House Influence over the Distribution of Federal Grants Watch debate at R Street between National Popular Vote's Eileen Reavey and Patrick Rosenstiel and NPV's opponents Tara Ross and Trent England 14 Videos on National Popular Vote web site Answers to 131 myths One-page description of National Popular Vote National Popular Vote | Box 1441, Los Altos, CA 94023 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!