Democrats’ midterm sweep opens path to bypassing Electoral College by 2028
Democrats’ midterm gains have opened a new front in the fight over how America chooses its president — one that could reshape the 2028 race for the White House.Democrats now...
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Democrats’ midterm gains have opened a new front in the fight over how America chooses its president — one that could reshape the 2028 race for the White House. Democrats now control the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Nevada. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, already enacted by 18 states and Washington, D.C., has 222 electoral votes pledged to it — 48 short of the 270 needed to take effect. If the four states join, their combined 50 electoral votes would push the compact to 272 and activate it. Arizona could push the total to 283 if Democrats ultimately gain control of both chambers there. National Popular Vote (NPV), the nonprofit organization that authored the compact and is campaigning to enact it state by state, says it has identified multiple legislative sponsors in each of the five states whose combined electoral votes could push the compact over the 270-vote threshold. It expects bills to be pre-filed before, or introduced early, in the 2027 legislative sessions. "I am confident we have multiple paths to secure the 48 electoral votes required to deliver what 63-percent of Americans want," Patrick Rosenstiel, a senior consultant for NPV, told Fox News Digital. VANCE, CRUZ AND DESANTIS DIAGNOSE GOP'S MIDTERM DISASTER AS BATTLE OVER PARTY'S FUTURE BEGINS Under the current electoral system, every state except Maine and Nebraska awards its electoral votes to the candidate who wins the statewide vote. If the compact takes effect, participating states would instead award their electors to the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide, leaving the Electoral College formally in place but making the national tally decisive. Supporters argue the compact would give every vote equal weight by counting ballots toward a single national total. The Electoral College, by contrast, was structured to give both populous and smaller states a meaningful role in choosing the president. &…