Author barry fadem calls for national popular vote news. Richard nixon won a firm majority of the electoral college. Oct 23, 2012 the close race between president obama and mitt romney has once again raised the possibility of a candidate winning the popular vote but losing the white house through the electoral college result. President barack obama d main opponent mitt romney r electoral vote winner. Study finds ppp was the most accurate pollster in 2012 thehill. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store note. And now, the lafayette attorney and author is pushing hard to gain support for a national movement that he believes is a better way for the united states to elect its presidents. Oct 11, 2012 republican presidential candidate mitt romney, and his wife, ann, campaign in port st. The small states are so small that they will not attract any attention under any system. The candidate that gets more than half 270 wins the election.
As of early wednesday, president obama was leading the national popular vote by about 2. Electoral college dropout why california should think twice. In defense of the electoral college national affairs. Each elector casts one electoral vote following the general election. Presidential election of 2012, electoral and popular vote summary. Winner of popular vote may be denied presidency the boston. What were the results from the 2012 presidential election. The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy, trump tweeted on nov. Focused on how the president is elected, the book also. Majority leader mitch mcconnnell rky said he would vote against the resolution, telling the. Popular vote totals from federal elections 2012 issues of the day.
Since that happened again with the election of donald trump, she might have wanted to qualify a few aspects of her enthusiasm for the electoral college. But he got there with only a slight plurality of the popular vote 43. In the electoral college system, each state gets a certain number of electors based on its total number of representatives in congress. The united states presidential election, 2012 was on november 6, 2012. The 2012 united states presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 6, 2012. The man who saved the electoral college national affairs.
Mo brooks, a gop lawmaker representing alabamas 5th. The generation gap and the 2012 election pew research center. Whats in store when the electoral college meets monday. A statebased plan for electing the president by national popular vote, alongside six coauthors.
Electoral college dropout why california should think. This table provides information about the election results between democrat barack obama and republican mitt romney. Weve reshaped the united states based on where superpacs and other outside groups spent their money to air political ads aimed at. Blue denotes states won by obamabiden and red denotes those won by romneyryan. Under the 23rd amendment of the constitution, the district of columbia is allocated three electors and treated like a state for purposes of the. National popular vote electoral college reform and direct election of the president of the united states. Electoral college timeline of events national archives. The electoral college consists of 538 electors from all 50 states plus washington, d. Overview in the last four national elections, generational differences have mattered more than they have in decades. Dec 10, 2012 if the 2016 democratic nominee carried only the states that president obama won by 4. The compact would take effect only after it gained approval from states with a combined. But he got there with only a slight plurality of the popular vote. Romneys campaign is working hard to chip away at president obamas.
The national archives and the electoral college pieces. Senate debate on arizona electoral college vote challenge. As of the end of 2012, the national popular vote bill. Constitution, it would be necessary to pass a constitutional amendment to change this system. In a document entitled every vote equal, published by national popular vote, inc. The national popular vote interstate compact npvic is an agreement among a group of u. National popular vote electoral college reform by direct. The national popular vote is a nonprofit working to implement a national popular vote for president, by creating an agreement among the states to elect by national popular vote. The results in the south are instructive in understanding the deep sectional. Although many people throughout the country were outraged, this controversial election did not prompt calls for an armed revolution and bush served two terms as president. Nov 08, 2012 thus, if a national poll on 23 october says that obama would win 53% of the vote, then that is the national voting intention.
Aug 29, 2016 the starting point is the 2012 election, when barack obama defeated mitt romney by four points in the popular vote and 332206 in the electoral college. The 2012 campaign focused on economic issues including the affordable care act and job creation. Check back shortly for the certificates of ascertainment and the certificates of vote from the 2012 election. The criticisms gained currency following the 1968 election. Learn more about national popular vote from our 14 short videos at youtube learn more about national popular vote from chapter 9 of our book every vote equal. The small states oppose a national popular vote for president. Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for president and vice president of the united states. President clinches electoral vote win president barack obama was projected the winner of the presidential race over mitt romney on tuesday night. The electoral college national conference of state legislatures. Mitt romney of the republican party conceded the election to obama around 1 am et on november 7. The sun belt was rising, traditionally democratic states were losing population, and republicans won five of six presidential elections beginning. Barack obama and his running mate joe biden won reelection for a second term. The idea of abolishing the electoral college and instead electing the president by direct popular vote comes about every few years. I also think texas will be much more competitive in 2008 even.
The reason why the small states are ignored in presidential campaigns becomes clear if we expand the discussion to the smallest states i. A statebased plan for electing the president by national popular vote. Jan 17, 20 president obama has won the election with about 65. Nov 06, 2012 the result was the electoral college, a process which at the time seemed to stand between a onepersonone vote approach and a congressional choice model. Tilden was the first candidate to win an outright majority but lose the election, as rutherford b. Voting age population united states election project for nov.
Theoretically, this means that all polls for the same state or. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates. The incumbent democratic president barack obama and his running mate, vice president joe biden, were reelected to a second term. Ross points out how seldom electoral college results contradict the popular vote. Every four years, 538 people meet in 51 locations around the united states to pick the winner of the presidential election. They defeated the republican ticket of businessman and former governor mitt romney of massachusetts and representative paul ryan of. The small states would be disadvantaged by a national popular vote. The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. The election of 2016 resulted in an electoral college victory for donald j. Oct 29, 2020 national archives identifier 1693481 each state gets one elector for each member of its congressional delegation, and the district of columbia gets as many as the least populous state currently three, which makes a total of 538 electors. The present book asks whether that day has now arrived.
Barack obama and his running mate joe biden won reelection for a second term by november 6, 2012, 11. Democrats electoral college edge in 1 amazing chart the. Home presidential elections libguides at molloy college. National popular vote interstate compact wikipedia. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Detailed national level presidential election results for 2012. Opinion the tarnish of the electoral college the new york times. Also, this book s second edition came out in 2012, before donald trumps election.
National popular vote far better than electoral college. House debate on arizona electoral college vote challenge. In a stunning reversal from a month ago, in pew researchs poll of likely voters, mitt romney now leads president obama by 4 points. How to change the electoral college because the electoral college process is part of the u. Live 2012 presidential, senate and house election results. During the 2012 presidential election, democratic incumbent president barack obama and vice president joe biden defeated republican presidential nominee mitt romney and vice presidential candidate paul ryan. Hamiltons report on a national bank was a projection from the first report on the public credit. Thirtyone states would lose power under a national popular vote. The national archives and the electoral college pieces of. Earlier this month, californias legislature passed assembly bill 459, which would adopt the national popular vote compact.
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