The Electoral College: A Relic of Our Republic
By Ed McKinley
Some condemn the old-school institution as an undemocratic fossil, while others embrace it for the safeguards it provides
Two of the last three presidents took office after losing the popular vote but winning in the Electoral College, a phenomenon that enraged Democrats but failed to pierce the complacency of Republicans.
Members of both parties learned in eighth-grade civics class that America doesn’t elect the president by direct popular vote. The Constitution provides for an Electoral College that makes the call on who occupies the highest office in the...
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How Are Luckbox Readers Voting?
|You told us in our recent reader's survey. Here’s a summary of where you stand compared with recent results from national polls. -
Big Crypto’s Campaign Cash
By Ed McKinley
|Two companies have opened up their crypto wallets to lead the corporate sector in 2024 election campaign contributions -
Trump Trade 2.0: The Energy Sector Would Benefit if Trump Regains the White House
|Meanwhile, the ups and downs of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) stock provide a campaign barometer -
We’re Finding Plenty To Criticize in the Harris and Trump Economic Platforms
By Ed McKinley
|Polarization aside, some policy proposals of both the left and the right are wrong -
It’s Not Easy Being Green
|Lawyers, lobbyists, legislators and lizards impede America’s transition to electric vehicles -
The Midterms Roundtable
|Politicos and pollsters are split on a lot of issues, but they’re PREDICTING some surprising results in the upcoming balloting. What issues are motivating Americans to vote in the midterms?… -
What Young Voters Want
|Ballots cast by voters under age 30 matter, and here’s how they could influence this election cycle. By the time Luis Aguilar was 7 years old, he was already serving… -
Are We Doing Voting Right?
By Ed McKinley
|Advocates argue that ranked choice balloting empowers voters, encourages candidates to moderate their views, discourages negative campaigning and strengthens third parties. Skeptics aren’t so sure. Ranked choice voting may seem… -
The Case for Political Debates
By Clea Conner
|Candidates should confront each other in structured debates—not the formats of recent years The year is 1960. Presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon take to the stage… -
An Election Up for Grabs?
By Ed McKinley
|Two methods of foretelling the outcome of presidential elections—both of them long-established and well-regarded—are coming up with different predictions this cycle. One favors Trump and the other picks Biden. Two… -
Uncertain Indicators
|A close look as some historically reliable predictors—some are picking Trump, while others favor Biden An abyss of uncertainty—that’s what the upcoming presidential election represents for the country and the… -
Lady Liberty
By Jeff Joseph
|In the 2016 presidential election, the Libertarian ticket of former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson for president and former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld for vice president pulled off the party’s…