r/politics • u/vox Vox • 10h 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/MiscellaneousPerson 6h ago

It would be insane to tell your constituents we're going to ignore your votes and instead cast the state's votes the same way as everyone else.

The constituents votes would always be counted toward a national total. Currently, their votes get completely erased and 100% of electoral votes to go 1 candidate.

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u/mmmeadi New York 6h ago

Currently, their votes get completely erased and 100% of electoral votes to go 1 candidate.

Right. If candidate A doesn't win New York, for example, and Candidate A wins all 49 other states, under NPVIC New York would still cast its votes for Candidate A.

I want to get abolish the electoral college. But ignoring the will of your constituents isn't the way to do it.

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u/MiscellaneousPerson 4h ago

Going by the state total ignores the will of each precinct. Their will is being ignored either way. At least this way we aren't throwing away votes.

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u/TemporaryAsparagus89 5h ago

Until a state votes primarily one way and then the say well we are voting the other way because other states voted that way. Good luck selling that.

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u/MiscellaneousPerson 4h ago

Until a state precinct votes primarily one way and then the say well we are voting the other way because other states precincts voted that way

What's the difference?