The Electoral College is viewed as a democratic anachronism in modern-day America, yet it has persisted for over two ...

This video breaks down the real reason the United States doesn’t elect its president by a simple popular vote — a design choice rooted in fear, strategy, and a distrust of pure democracy. The Founders ...

There’s one bit of good news out of Carson City. The Legislature is more than two-thirds through its 120-day session. Like teenagers, legislators need deadlines to help keep things moving along. This ...

Last Tuesday, about 700,000 more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump. Nevertheless, Trump won because of the Electoral College. Now there are ideas to get rid of it or work around it ...

In spite of claims by Donald Trump that he won the 2024 election with an unprecedented and powerful mandate, the November contest came incredibly close to yet another misfire election where a ...

Much has been written about the various attempts to create more Republican House districts through extreme gerrymandering. This column recently discussed a pending Supreme Court case that could strike ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After millions upon millions of Americans cast their ballots on Election Day, the final vote for president – the one that really counts – comes down to 538 people who make up the ...

A small, select group of ordinary people gathered in Olympia Monday to fulfill their duty under the U.S. constitution. They’re not politicians, they’re electors. The election of President Barack Obama ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday - ensuring he will become America's 45th president. An effort by ...

Criticism of the Electoral College now comes from the Democrats. Getting rid of it will ensure that urban voters outvote every other citizen in American. America’s founding fathers had the wisdom to ...