• Entertainment
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Law
  • Military
  • Politics
  • Polling
  • Sports
  • the Economy
  • About this place….
  • Login
  • Register
  • Show Search
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Political Dog 101

Politics, News, Comments & Other Good Stuff....

Hide Search

The Electoral College

Anybody heard anything new about getting Rid of the Electoral College?

November 12, 2021 By jamesb

Democrat Joe Biden won.... Got the actual election vote which IS the Electoral College STATE Delegate vote.... Up to his win? There had been a effort to get rid of the system that actually picks the United States President... Now? Don't hear much … [Read more...] about Anybody heard anything new about getting Rid of the Electoral College?

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Electing an American President, Michael Steele, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Politics, Popular Vote for President, The Electoral College

Supreme’s rule against ‘faithless’ electors ….

July 6, 2020 By jamesb

After the oral arguments before the court? Common sense prevails... While constitution actually provides the elector's the ability to 'do their own thing'? And there have been cases of that very thing... But? The high country ruling that freelancers can be replaced … [Read more...] about Supreme’s rule against ‘faithless’ electors ….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Constitution, Faithless electors, Law, Politics, The Electoral College, US Presidential popular vote, US Supreme Court

Do Republicans have an Electoral College advantage despite the popular vote?…

September 17, 2019 By jamesb

Vox has a piece that advances that view.... The system actually helps Republicans upset the Democrats urban advantage .... Again? Democrats CANNOT win the Presidency without getting votes from purple swing state  voters including some white non college ones.... In 2016, … [Read more...] about Do Republicans have an Electoral College advantage despite the popular vote?…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Democrats, Politics, Popular Vote, Presidential elections, Republicans, The Electoral College

Some fundamental assumptions about democracy and Donald Trump…

April 21, 2018 By jamesb

Some reflections.....   'Trump has proved that - to at least a great extent - all publicly is, indeed, good publicity. The disturbing reality seems to be that low information voters control elections. As scary as it may be to say so,, we may need to rethink … [Read more...] about Some fundamental assumptions about democracy and Donald Trump…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Democracy, Presidential immunity from criminal charges, The Electoral College

Primary Sidebar

We’re looking for people to jump into on-line discussions here…..

You can find me on Twitter at

jamesb
@jamesbPDog
and
politicaldog101.bsky.social
@politicaldog101.bsky.social

Search Political101 Searches

RSS NewYork Times

  • Investigators in L.A. Explosion Examine Condo for Link to Explosives
  • Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein
  • Driver Purposely Plows Car Into Crowd in L.A., Injuring at Least 30, Officials Say
  • Pet Owner Flooded With Puzzling Calls About a Lost Cat While Hers Is Safely at Home
  • A Kite Surfer, Navy SEAL and Makeup Artist: Freed in a U.S.-Venezuela Swap
  • The Pelicot Trial Returns, This Time to the Stage
  • Astronomer CEO Andy Byron Resigns After Video at Coldplay Concert Exposes Alleged Affair
  • How TV Shows Like ‘The X-Files’ Trained Us to Be Conspiracy Theorists

Recent Posts

  • Small Towns and Rural Locations WILL Lose in GOP Budget Cuts…..
  • Democrats Look Back at the 2024 Election Loss…..
  • DNI Gabbard Wants to go after Obama Admin People for Their 2016 Election Work….
  • LA Federal Judge Orders Halt to ICE Indiscriminate Immigration Raids…..
  • Obamacare Insurance Rates Could be Going Up….A Lot…..
  • Immigration Accounts for Entire Growth of the U.S. Population Now….
  • More Confirmation that Iran’s Nucler Program was NOT ‘Totally Obiterated’
  • Epstein Case Update for 7/18/2025…..

Recent Comments

  • jamesb on Epstein Case Update for 7/18/2025…..: “This thing IS gonna keep running….. Grand Jury info ain’t marathons part…. More to Come on Trump and Epstein Julie…” Jul 19, 14:33
  • jamesb on Now They Gotta Sell It….Open Thread for 7/5/2025: “I agree With Trump and Project 2025 throwing out old norms? We could have a wildcat future in American politics…” Jul 19, 13:19
  • CG on Now They Gotta Sell It….Open Thread for 7/5/2025: “The issue in California is that their maps are drawn by an “Independent Commission” and not the legislature, so legally,…” Jul 19, 13:12
  • jamesb on Now They Gotta Sell It….Open Thread for 7/5/2025: “And Federal money hits also based on state populations?” Jul 19, 13:06
  • jamesb on Now They Gotta Sell It….Open Thread for 7/5/2025: “Here’s a better one😏 If Jeffries in the Speaker and Gavin is the President for the 2030 census and Texas…” Jul 19, 13:05

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Copyright © 2025 · Web site by Gelfand Design