Dems Eye Bypassing The Electoral College After Swing-State Sweep

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Dems Eye Bypassing The Electoral College After Swing-State Sweep Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times,With Democrats soon to be in full control of Congress following the…

With Democrats soon to be in full control of Congress following the Nov. 3 elections, Pennsylvania's governor and Wisconsin's governor-elect say they support electing the U.S. president by national popular vote and will talk with lawmakers about how to get there.

One option is a multistate compact. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact commits member states to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide. It takes effect only when states holding at least 270 of the 538 electoral votes join.

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia, together holding 222 electoral votes, have enacted it so far, according to National Popular Vote, the nonprofit group behind the compact.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who won reelection and whose party will control both chambers of the state legislature, was asked at Crooked Con, a left-leaning political conference hosted by Crooked Media in Washington on Nov. 7, whether he would push his state to join.

"I think that the national popular vote makes sense," Shapiro said. "My views on that have not changed. I'll work with lawmakers to figure out what the right mechanism is for moving forward on that."

He said Pennsylvania, which he called the biggest swing state, would still play a major role under a national popular vote because of its 13 million residents, and that the most important thing is that "the will of the people is heard and respected."

Wisconsin Gov.-elect David Crowley, whose party will control the state legislature for the first time in 16 years, said he is interested in having those conversations with lawmakers, according to The Associated Press.

Democrats won full control of six states with 71 electoral votes on Nov. 3: Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Minnesota joined the compact in 2023, leaving 61 electoral votes in the other five.

If Pennsylvania and Wisconsin joined, the compact would still need Michigan and either Arizona or Nevada…

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