DAVID MARCUS: Why Democrats' harebrained popular vote scheme might backfire
Only 18 states have signed on so far, and the compact needs enough to total 270 electoral votes before taking effect
By David Marcus Fox News
Published April 16, 2026 10:52am EDT
The 250th birthday of the United States of America makes our nation one of the longest-running representative democratic systems of government in world history, so of course, harebrained Democrats think it is broken and must be fixed.
This week, Virginia became the 18th state to sign on to an interstate compact to pledge its votes to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential elections, rather than these states sending electors who support the candidate who won each state’s individual race.
So, for example, had this compact been complete and in place in the 2024 presidential election, Virginia, which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris, would have sent its 13 electoral votes to popular vote winner Donald Trump instead.
So, why do Democrats want to break up a successful system that has spanned a quarter of a millennium? Well, notwithstanding Trump’s surprise popular vote win in 2024, the last two men to become president by winning the Electoral College while losing the popular vote were Republicans: Trump in 2016 and, before him, George W. Bush.
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