Democrats Have the Electoral College in Their Sights

The blue wave washed over a slew of state legislative chambers and six new governorships. Next year, a majority of Americans will live in a state with a Democratic governing trifecta. One of the biggest dangers of Democrats’ new political clout is that they will now push to override the and effectively force the country into a nationwide presidential popular voting system as early as 2028.Their vehicle is called the , an agreement among states to award their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, no matter which candidate carries each state. The compact was born after former President George W. Bush’s narrow Electoral College victory in 2000, and it was turbocharged following Donald Trump’s 2016 win despite his losing the popular vote. The District of Columbia and 18 states have joined, accounting for 222 electoral votes.