Electoral college

fake it until you break it

DOJ investigating pro-Trump 'fraudulent elector certifications' from Biden states

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The great pretenders

Giuliani reportedly orchestrated fake Trump electors scheme in 7 states

John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, John Thune

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It's a trap?

Senate GOP hints at openness to very specific voting bill

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The steal, stopped

Trump DOJ loyalists fought hard to help, and resist, his effort to steal 2020 election

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Holes in Trump's dike

Top Senate Republicans acknowledge Biden's win after Electoral College vote, but not Mitch McConnell

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election 2020

Electoral College votes seal Biden's win in swing states where Trump has contested election results

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Jon Walker

Abolishing the Electoral College is closer than you think

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Ryan Cooper

The Electoral College is only getting worse

A protest against the Electoral College in 2016 in Michigan.

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election logic

Nate Silver's analysis of Biden's Electoral College chances renews calls to repeal it altogether

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David Faris

How Trump lost his Electoral College edge to Biden

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Analysis

Why fears of an Electoral College nightmare in 2020 are overblown

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Ryan Cooper

The Electoral College doesn't benefit small states. What it does is even dumber.

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Joel Mathis

Debunking the most common defenses of the Electoral College

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Damon Linker

The Electoral College is a civic abomination

Only a handful of electors changed their votes.

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Edward Morrissey

The Electoral College is actually awesome

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