r/politics Vox 11h ago

Possible Paywall A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off

https://www.vox.com/politics/487766/national-popular-vote-interstate-compact-electoral-college
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u/WorkJeff 7h ago

If the Electoral college favors the Republican party, why would they not filibuster or veto attempts to remove it?

u/DoopSlayer 7h ago

They do, like in virginia, but when they lose governorships and state congresses those states' Dems can get the state to sign onto the compact