The person who gets the most votes should become President. ‌ ‌ ‌ For easy sharing - View as Webpage The Current Method of Electing the President Encourages Post-Election Disputes and Coups The current state-by-state winner-take-all method of electing the President allows a few thousand votes in a few closely divided states to decide the Presidency. A mere 42,918 votes spread over three states decided the 2020 election. In the last five elections, the candidate with the most popular vote nationwide led by an average of 4,668,496 more votes -- more than 100 times more. It might be possible to overturn 42,918 votes by recounts, hair-splitting lawsuits, audits, and post-election political maneuvers. However, overturning 4,668,496 votes would be infinitely harder. If presidential elections were decided by the national popular vote, the voters would decide -- not the lawyers, courts, and politicians. The current state-by-state method of electing the President repeatedly creates razor-close results in a small number of closely divided states. For example, 77,744 voters in three states decided the 2016 election; 118,601 decided Ohio in 2004; and a mere 537 votes decided Florida in 2000. In short, the current state-by-state method of electing the President invites post-election shenanigans and coups. It presents an ongoing threat to the peaceful transition of power. There is an alternative. The National Popular Vote compact will guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The National Popular Vote compact would apply the one-person-one-vote principle to presidential elections, guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide, give candidates a reason to campaign in all 50 states so that every voter, in every state, will be politically relevant in every presidential election, increase voter turnout, and help ensure the peaceful transfer of power in presidential elections. Please support National Popular Vote LEARN MORE · One-page description of National Popular Vote · Introductory video (8 minutes) · 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 Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President · Podcast with Jason Harrow, Executive Director of Equal Citizens and National Popular Vote Chair Dr. John Koza · Watch our myth-busting webinar hosted by National Popular Vote's grassroots director Eileen Reavey · 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 · Listen to Open Mind podcast in which Alexander Heffner interviews National Popular Vote Chair Dr. John Koza (also on Spotify) · Answers to 131 myths about National Popular Vote.  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!