"Most people feel the person who gets the most votes should become the president." ‌ ‌ For easy sharing - View as Webpage Dangerous Vulnerability in the Way We Elect the President The dangerous vulnerabilities in the current way we elect the President were pointed out by New York Times Editorial Board Member Jesse Wegman on NPR's All Things Considered this week. Wegman said: "In 2020, despite the 7 million-vote victory that Joe Biden won in the popular vote, people overlook the fact that 45,000 votes switch in three key battleground states, and you're looking at a second term of Donald Trump. I mean, the fact that you could have the entire outcome of the election ride on 45,000 votes in three random states is, you know, just a huge glaring vulnerability for any republic." Mara Liasson, from NPR, adds: "That vulnerability was on full display on January 6, when Donald Trump and the violent insurrectionists pressed Congress to overturn Joe Biden's Electoral College win. Without the Electoral College, it would have been much harder for them to ask Congress to overturn the will of 7 million voters - Joe Biden's popular vote margin. Instead, Trump asked Congress to throw out the electoral votes from just a handful of battleground states. And that means the Electoral College puts a magnifying glass on just a few states that could have tremendous control over presidential elections." Liasson went on to highlight that the National Popular Vote compact is the only realistic path to electing the President by a popular vote. "There is something called the National Popular Vote Compact. It's been passed in about 15 states plus the District of Columbia. And it's a law that says the electors in those states have to cast their votes for the winner of the national popular vote." Full article here. Read National Popular Vote's analysis of vulnerabilities in past elections: In Last 6 Elections, There Were Near-Misses in 2020 and 2004 and Second-Place Presidents in 2000 and 2016 What You Can Do ‌ ‌ ‌ LEARN MORE ABOUT NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE · One-page description of National Popular Vote · Introductory video (8 minutes) · Watch Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President · Watch Prof. George Edwards III, author of Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America · Podcast with Jason Harrow, Executive Director of Equal Citizens and National Popular Vote Chair Dr. John Koza · Listen to Open Mind podcast in which Alexander Heffner interviews National Popular Vote Chair Dr. John Koza. Spotify · Watch Michael Steele, former Chair of the Republican National Committee · Watch Rick Tyler, author of Still Right, and Saul Anuzis present the conservative case for electing the President by National Popular Vote · Watch debate at R Street between National Popular Vote's Eileen Reavey and Patrick Rosenstiel and NPV's opponents Tara Ross and Trent England Answers to 131 myths · Watch video of the 270-by-2024 virtual conference, with 16 speakers, hosted by National Popular Vote, FairVote, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and Equal Citizens National Popular Vote | Box 1441, Los Altos, CA 94023 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!