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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures as she speaks during a campaign stop, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Elizabeth Warren: ‘I plan to be the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes a point during an appearance at The Energy Summit, which was staged by Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Denver. Polis was questioned about new rules that he signed into law that increase regulations on the industry. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado feels California influence on electric cars, National Popular Vote

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg responds to a question during her visit to the University of Chicago for a conversation with Harris School of Public Policy dean, Katherine Baicker Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls eliminating Electoral College more ‘theoretical than real’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2016, file photo, Colorado elector Micheal Baca, second from left, talks with legal counsel after he was removed from the panel for voting for a different candidate than the one who won the popular vote, during the Electoral College vote at the Capitol in Denver. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, front right, looks on. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Williams violated the Constitution when he removed Baca from the panel. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Oversight Committee hearing on high prescription drugs prices on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Electoral College a racist ‘scam’ that ‘has to go’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg greets supporters after delivering remarks on foreign policy and national security during a speech at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Pete Buttigieg reveals left’s long-term plan to kill Electoral College

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Oregon joins interstate pact to ignore Electoral College

By SARAH ZIMMERMAN - Associated Press

In this file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to reporters in front of pictures of previous state governors in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) **FILE**

Oregon House passes National Popular Vote, sends bill to Democratic governor

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he finishes speaking at a campaign rally, Monday, May 20, 2019, in Montoursville, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump 2020 reelection in jeopardy, battleground state polls suggest

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday rather than abolishing the electoral college, “I’d rather turn around and say, why is it that we’re not winning in certain places. I would much rather say, why aren’t we winning in places like Pennslyvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa?” (Associated Press photograph)

Steve Bullock urges caution in Electoral College repeal

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nevada lawmakers back change in way president gets elected

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo a sign directs voters to the Denver Elections Division drop off location in front of the City/County Building in Denver. Colorado's Democrat-controlled Legislature is rushing a bill to have the state join others in casting its electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Nevada Senate passes National Popular Vote bill on party-line vote

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left might’ve still lost

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo a sign directs voters to the Denver Elections Division drop off location in front of the City/County Building in Denver. Colorado's Democrat-controlled Legislature is rushing a bill to have the state join others in casting its electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

National Popular Vote catches fire in blue states as Democrats seek to upend Electoral College

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Oregon eyes Electoral College workaround

By SARAH ZIMMERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2016, file photo, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel speaks in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio's coveted 18 electoral votes would be delivered to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote under a proposal making its way toward the state's fall ballot. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

State would honor presidential popular vote under proposal

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2013, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen to testimony from Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command before the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. authorities have said they are reducing the amount of time they will delay deporting the few immigrants in the country illegally awaiting congressional decisions to legalize their immigration status after lawmakers file so-called "private bills" supporting their last-ditch bids to remain in the country. Senators Durbin and Feinstein criticized the decision to change longstanding practices they said was made without consulting lawmakers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democrats to introduce constitutional amendment to abolish Electoral College: Report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Alexander Hamilton

Electoral college deserves all the respect it can get

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Illustration on proposed changes to voting laws by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Trashing the Electoral College is about seizing power, not principles

By Victor Davis Hanson