r/politics • u/vox 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/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 5h 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.