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| Backers abandon 2019 Ohio push to bypass Electoral College | ||
| 2019-04-13 | ||
"Due to the time constraints and high number of signatures needed to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot for 2019, it will not be possible to meet the deadline for this year," said a news release from the attorney handling the issue, longtime Democrat Don McTigue of Columbus.
Before the withdrawal, Gov. Mike DeWine told news hounds, "Well, I’m against that, I think that’s a stupid idea, frankly. Why would Ohio voters give up their right to make decisions about who the next president of the United States is?" If approved, the proposal would have bypassed the Electoral College. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia, with a combined 184 electoral votes, have enacted a similar popular-vote measure into law. States representing 86 more electoral votes would be needed to reach the majority of 270 Electoral College votes to guarantee that the winner of the popular vote nationally would become president. Ohio has 18. | ||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 This effort is merely the latest method of democrats rearranging_the_chairs_on_their_titanic. What a comforting perspective! Thank you, peanut gallery. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-13 20:08 |
| #6 As the story mentions, only 13 states plus the district of Columbia have voted to bypass the electoral college. Together they have 184 EC votes. All 184 went to Hillary in 2016. Ohio's EC votes went to Trump. That is why the anti-EC effort failed there. This effort is merely the latest method of democrats rearranging_the_chairs_on_their_titanic. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-04-13 17:06 |
| #5 #2 As Trumps poll numbers go up in the aftermath of the Mueller report a few cooler heads realize how this absolutely stupid idea could blow up in their faces and make them historical-level laughingstocks. Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-04-13 09:07 ...My concern now is that if that happens, you will see a serious call for the electors from those states to vote for the other guy, "because there's no possible way Trump could have won honestly." And THAT will be where the fighting starts. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-04-13 10:20 |
| #4 but they got my state! Sue ‘em. Class action. All the way to the Supreme Court. This is exactly the kind of thing blogging conservative law professors ought to want to get their teeth into — or will happily publicize and connect you with those willing to help. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-13 10:04 |
| #3 The Dems are always assiduously gnawing away at the fabric of this great country. Is it time to declare them a subversive terrorist organization and move on without them. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-04-13 09:18 |
| #2 As Trumps poll numbers go up in the aftermath of the Mueller report a few cooler heads realize how this absolutely stupid idea could blow up in their faces and make them historical-level laughingstocks. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-04-13 09:07 |
| #1 ..but they got my state! They just stripped me of my franchise to vote for president in order to support a dozen major metro areas across the country. One party. "Everything in the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state." At least the governor and the state legislators are on record for the reckoning after the civil war they provoke. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-04-13 07:34 |
