National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

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Its theme(s) are United States domestic politics.

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• Compact should be passed (21 items)

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Compact should be passed

For

Time to rethink the way we vote for presidents by Steve Kraske (Kansas City Star, June 25, 2011) (view)

Electoral College is outdated by The Denver Post editorial board (The Denver Post, April 9, 2007) (view)

Dump the electoral college by Jonathan Chait (Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2006) (view)

Another chance to lead by The Sacramento Bee editorial board (The Sacramento Bee, September 6, 2006) (view)

States Join Forces Against Electoral College by Los Angeles Times editorial board (Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2006) (view)

Rx for U.S. elections by The Sacramento Bee editorial board (The Sacramento Bee, June 3, 2006) (view)

How to drop out of the Electoral College by Star Tribune editorial board (Star Tribune, March 27, 2006) (view)

Drop Out of the College by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, March 14, 2006) (view)

We vote for a fairer way to decide national elections by Chicago Sun-Times editorial board (Chicago Sun-Times, March 1, 2006) (view)

Against

What the founders tried to tell us by Larry Eastland (The Washington Times, July 14, 2011) (view)

Massachusetts for Palin? by Jeff Jacoby (The Boston Globe, August 1, 2010) (view)

Faithless Lawmakers by James Taranto (Best of the Web Today, July 29, 2010) (view)

Popular Vote? Not Yet. by David Lublin (The Washington Post, July 16, 2007) (view)

No fixing Electoral College by Ed Quillen (The Denver Post, April 13, 2007) (view)

A Dubious Electoral Idea by David S. Broder (The Washington Post, April 5, 2007) (view)

Electoral College dropout by Mike Rosen (Rocky Mountain News, February 9, 2007) (view)

From Schwarzenegger, a Veto for Voters' Good by George F. Will (The Washington Post, October 12, 2006) (view)

Save The Electoral College! by Rick Moran (RedState, August 29, 2006) (view)

Trash the 'Compact' by Pete du Pont (The Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2006) (view)

Perverting elections by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial board (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 19, 2006) (view)

Junking the Electoral College system by David S. Broder (The Washington Post, March 26, 2006) (view)

All items that address this topic (21 total)

Title	Author	Source	Date
We vote for a fairer way to decide national elections	Chicago Sun-Times editorial board	Chicago Sun-Times	March 1, 2006
Drop Out of the College	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	March 14, 2006
Junking the Electoral College system	David S. Broder	The Washington Post	March 26, 2006
How to drop out of the Electoral College	Star Tribune editorial board	Star Tribune	March 27, 2006
Rx for U.S. elections	The Sacramento Bee editorial board	The Sacramento Bee	June 3, 2006
States Join Forces Against Electoral College	Los Angeles Times editorial board	Los Angeles Times	June 5, 2006
Perverting elections	Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial board	Pittsburgh Tribune-Review	August 19, 2006
Trash the 'Compact'	Pete du Pont	The Wall Street Journal	August 28, 2006
Save The Electoral College!	Rick Moran	RedState	August 29, 2006
Another chance to lead	The Sacramento Bee editorial board	The Sacramento Bee	September 6, 2006
From Schwarzenegger, a Veto for Voters' Good	George F. Will	The Washington Post	October 12, 2006
Dump the electoral college	Jonathan Chait	Los Angeles Times	October 15, 2006
Electoral College dropout	Mike Rosen	Rocky Mountain News	February 9, 2007
A Dubious Electoral Idea	David S. Broder	The Washington Post	April 5, 2007
Electoral College is outdated	The Denver Post editorial board	The Denver Post	April 9, 2007
No fixing Electoral College	Ed Quillen	The Denver Post	April 13, 2007
Popular Vote? Not Yet.	David Lublin	The Washington Post	July 16, 2007
Faithless Lawmakers	James Taranto	Best of the Web Today	July 29, 2010
Massachusetts for Palin?	Jeff Jacoby	The Boston Globe	August 1, 2010
Time to rethink the way we vote for presidents	Steve Kraske	Kansas City Star	June 25, 2011
What the founders tried to tell us	Larry Eastland	The Washington Times	July 14, 2011