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Electoral College Reform
September 17, 2021
Matt Ford
There May Be No Realistic Way to Fix Gerrymandering
Ohio’s new district maps were supposed to be more democratic. Instead, they point to the possibility that democracy is broken.
May 17, 2021
Osita Nwanevu
Joe Biden Unexpectedly Wades Back Into the D.C. Statehood Fight
The White House’s quiet campaign to tweak the D.C. Admission Act also provides the first hint that the president is open to reforming the Electoral College.
September 20, 2019
Matt Ford
The Case Against the Popular Vote
What would it sound like if someone proposed the Electoral College for the first time today?
February 20, 2013
Nate Cohn
If the U.S. Looked Like This Map, Romney Would Have Won
A fun, fair attempt at Electoral College reform is still deeply flawed
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