DHS designates Electoral College vote count as special national security event
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Wash Times ^
| Sep 11 | By Stephen Dinan
Homeland Security on Wednesday officially designated the Electoral College vote count and certification as a special national security event, putting the U.S. Secret Service in charge of security surrounding the process. The
move comes in response to the 2021 count, which saw a mob storm the Capitol to try to head off the count that certified President Biden as the winner over former President Donald Trump. The vote counting joins other major events such as the national nominating conventions, presidential inaugurations and the president’s annual State of the Union address.
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Frustrated Frum: 'Probably Stupid' Electoral College Gives Trump Chance To Win
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NewsBusters ^
| Mark Finkelstein
David Frum did stop short of banging his fists or stamping his feet. But
on today's CNN This Morning, the Trump-detesting Canadian could not contain his frustration at the prospect that, thanks to the "probably stupid" rules of the Constitution, Trump could win the election with an Electoral College majority despite losing the popular vote count. Frum was responding to a statement by Edward-Isaac Dovere that some in the Kamala camp believe that if the election were held today, she would lose. Frum began by claiming: "We need to be more specific about what we mean by 'lose." Depends on...
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BREAKING: Biden-Harris DHS has designated the Electoral College vote count + certification process as a "National Special Security Event" to prevent another Jan. 6
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Paul Sperry on Twitter X ^
| September 12, 2024 | Paul Sperry
Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ BREAKING: Biden-Harris DHS has designated the Electoral College vote count + certification process as a "National Special Security Event" to prevent another Jan. 6, and has assigned the Secret Service to coordinate and implement a "comprehensive security plan" to respond to riots 10:27 AM · Sep 12, 2024
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No, The Electoral College Is Not A Relic Of Slavery
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RealClearPolitics ^
| 09/05/2024 | Alex Xenos
Since the 2000 presidential election, the left has worked to undermine the legitimacy of the Electoral College, labeling it a relic of slavery. No
doubt, if Donald Trump returns to the White House while again losing the popular vote, these attacks will be renewed with fervor. In fact, it has already begun as commentators denounce the undemocratic nature of the system. Just last month, the New York Times published a piece trashing the Constitution and asserting that the Electoral College’s only purpose was to protect slavery. These critiques are based on misconceptions and hostility toward the very structure of our...
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MSNBC host rages after seeing polls showing Trump leading, calls Electoral College a ‘suicide pact’
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FoxNews ^
| 08.31.24
Chris Hayes called the Electoral College “a wildly dangerous institution that undermines democracy' MSNBC host Chris Hayes fumed over new poll results showing former President Trump as the favorite to win the Electoral College and therefore the presidency in November. On his X account Friday, the "All in With Chris Hayes" anchor
blasted recent poll results from famed pollster Nate Silver showing that Harris would most likely beat Trump in the national popular vote if the election were held today, though Trump would win the Electoral College. "It’s clear as day the Electoral College is, to quote the great Justice...
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Wargaming the Electoral College, August 2024: The Spoiler That Wasn't
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PJ Media ^
| 08/26/2024 | Stephen Green
In my previous Wargaming the Electoral College, the map had barely budged in the 10 days or so since Presidentish Joe Biden was shoved off the top of his ticket by high-ranking members of his own party.That's changed in the last four weeks and not to Donald Trump's advantage. Can
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. help change it back?Before I try and answer that — and there might not (yet) be a satisfactory answer — a few quick words about the state of the race and one blue and red map to show you what's changed.According to Polymarket bettors, this really...
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Harris may need less of popular vote to win electoral college
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The Washington Post ^
| Lenny Bronner | Lenny Bronner
... Because of this recent history, we’ve come to assume that Republicans have a baked-in electoral college advantage. We
think Democrats need to win the popular vote with some buffer, maybe two or three percentage points, to win the presidential election. But in 2024, things may be changing. That’s because Democrats are performing less well in populous, blue states while simultaneously not losing any ground in the close states that decide the election. The presidential race has dramatically re-formed after Biden decided not to run again and Kamala Harris, his vice president, became the Democratic nominee and will face Donald...
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Trump still in excellent shape in the electoral college
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NPR | NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/nx-s1-506 With all the doom and gloom over polls showing Kamala with a lead by a few points in the popular vote Donald is in excellent shape to win this currently according to NPR at 268 electoral votes. Putting
this in context on this day in 2016 Hillary lead by 4.5 points and in 2020 Joe lead by 9 points. We kinda know how those both went.
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Electoral College Model Forecasts Donald Trump Heavily Favored to Defeat Kamala Harris
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Breitbart ^
| 07/30/2024 | Matthew Boyle
So much for the establishment media’s overhype of Democrat presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris: a scientific model published on Tuesday demonstrates that GOP nominee for president former President Donald Trump is heavily favored to win the election. Statistician
Nate Silver’s model, which pulls together polls and other data to forecast the probabilities of which candidate will win in November, opens the new race between Trump and Harris with an aggressive prediction of a likely Trump victory. Trump is forecast to have a 61.3-percent chance of winning, while Harris only has a 38.1-percent chance of winning. That means Trump has...
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2024 Electoral College: No Toss-Up States (RCP just added Virginia to Trump)
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Real Clear Politics ^
| 07/20/2024
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Electoral College Rating Changes: Half-Dozen Moves Toward Republicans in What Remains a Toss-up Race
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Center for Politics ^
| June | Kyle Kondik
Table 1: Crystal Ball Electoral College rating changesStateOld RatingNew RatingAlaskaLikely RepublicanSafe RepublicanGeorgiaToss-upLeans RepublicanIowaLikely RepublicanSafe RepublicanME-2Leans RepublicanLikely RepublicanOhioLikely RepublicanSafe RepublicanPennsylvaniaLeans DemocraticToss-upTable 2: Crystal Ball Senate rating changeSenatorOld RatingNew RatingBob Casey (D-PA)Likely DemocraticLeans DemocraticAn updated look at the Electoral CollegeToday we’re making a half-dozen changes to our Electoral College ratings, all of them benefiting
the Republicans. These moves don’t significantly change our overall outlook, which is that we don’t really see a clear favorite in the presidential race, but they do better align our ratings with that overall outlook.Map 1 shows the updated ratings, which now show 251 electoral votes at least...
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Why We Need the Electoral College (Rush Limbaugh)
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Rushlimbaugh.com ^
RUSH: They weren’t taught about the Founding Fathers. They weren’t taught about the concept of federalism. You
can’t understand the Electoral College unless you know what federalism is, and federalism is one of these terms that, in many cases, means the exact opposite of the word as it’s currently applied. The word “federalism” you might think that means federalism trumps everything; federalism means federal domination. It does not mean that. It means the exact opposite, in fact. It means the states are sovereign and the federal government cannot tell ’em what to do in so many different ways. But I...
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A Friendly Reminder: Tom Cotton Halted Landslide GOP Objections To Certifying President-Elect Joe Biden's Electoral College Victory
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Jack Posobiec on Twitter X ^
| May 28, 2024 | Jack Posobiec
Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec Thank you, Tom - very cool! 9:17
PM · May 28, 2024
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Is the Electoral College 'un-American?'
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Christian Post ^
| 05/27/2024 | Jerry Newcombe
Last week, Joy Behar of “The View” on ABC called the Electoral College “un-American.”Oh my. Perhaps
we could call her an “Electoral College dropout”?The Constitution says that “We the people” are in charge of our country, but we act through our elected representatives. The provision for the Electoral College can be found in the Constitution in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2. It’s in America’s foundational document — despite Joy Behar’s claim that it’s “un-American.” The gist of it is that we don’t directly elect the president, but we do vote for those who do so. The Constitution provides a...
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Invasion By Design: House Dems Vote UNANIMOUSLY To Give Illegals Congressional & Electoral College Representation
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Infowars.com ^
| May 9th 2024, 8:40 am | Kelen McBreen
During a House vote on Wednesday, the body passed a bill titled, the Equal Representation Act, which seeks to ensure only U.S. citizens are counted in the nation’s census.The legislation passed in the House with 206 yea votes from Republicans and 202 nay votes from Democrats, but it will likely be stopped
in the Senate.Not a single House Democrat strayed from their cult and voted in favor of their constituents, the American people, and Democrats currently have the Senate majority.Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller sent a warning on X, explaining, “House Dems just voted UNANIMOUSLY to give illegals representation in...
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Breaking: House Democrats Vote UNANIMOUSLY to Give Illegal Aliens Representation in Congress and the Electoral College
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Gateway Pundit ^
| May 9, 2024 | Jim Hoft
Here we go… House Democrats on Wednesday night voted unanimously to give illegal aliens – including Joe Biden’s 11 million illegal border crossers – representation in Congress and the Electoral College. Democrats continue to put Americans and American workers in line behind alien invaders. The
House vote was 206 to 202 with 22 representatives 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans abstaining from the vote. Steven Miller reported: “House Dems just voted UNANIMOUSLY to give illegals representation in Congress AND the Electoral College. House Seats and Electoral College votes WILL BE added to areas with the most illegals (including all Biden illegals)...
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The End of the Electoral College Is Finally in Sight | Opinion
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Newsweak ^
| Apr 19, 2024 | David Faris Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) decided not to veto an obscure law called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV), which calls for the state's 4 Electoral College votes to be awarded to the presidential candidate who gets the most votes nationally regardless of the outcome in the state.
The law doesn't go into effect, however, until states totaling 270 electoral votes join the compact. That's the number of Electoral College votes required to win the presidency. Once dismissed as an unworkable, almost farcical fantasy, the NPV just tallied its 209th electoral vote with Maine, and now...
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Maine moves to join Democratic-led pact to elect president by popular vote instead of Electoral College
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Washington Examiner ^
| April 3, 2024 | Misty Severi
A new Maine bill was passed by the state legislature on Wednesday that would tie Maine’s Electoral College votes for president to the country’s popular vote. The
bill narrowly passed the state’s lower chamber in a 73-72 vote. It was then approved by the state Senate, and it now heads to the desk of Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME), who has not indicated whether she will sign the legislation. If she does, the state would join a national movement where each state in the agreement would assign their Electoral College votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. “The...
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Elon Musk: Democrats are rigging the electoral college through apportionment
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Twitter/X ^
| March 8 | @elonmusk
@elonmusk Most Americans do not know that the US census currently counts, for purposes of voting power, all people in a district, regardless of citizenship! Senate
Democrats just voted unanimously to defeat an amendment that would have stopped counting illegals for congressional seat apportionment and electoral college (presidential) votes. Since illegals are mostly in Democrat states, both the House and the Presidential vote are shifted ~5% to the left, which is enough to change the entire balance of power! This is a major reason why the Biden administration is ushering in record levels of illegals and doing so few deportations.
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Warning: Biden’s Border Invasion Will Bolster Democrats’ Electoral College Majority
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The Federalist ^
| 03/04/2024 | Dawn Buckingham
Democrats don’t care about public safety. They
only care about securing more Electoral College votes and amassing power.At noon on Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden took the oath of office. What do you think he did in his first 12 hours? He signed an executive order titled “Executive Order on Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census.” That is government speak for directing the Census Bureau to count all illegal aliens when the census is taken.Every 10 years, when the census is conducted, the population numbers are used to redraw congressional district lines so...
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