Blue Tsunami May Have Outsized 2028 Impact as Left Eyes Electoral College
Summary
The article says Democratic gains in state governments could make it more likely that the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact reaches the threshold needed to take effect before the 2028 presidential election. The compact would have participating states award their presidential electors to the nationwide popular-vote winner, without abolishing the Electoral College.Key Facts
- The compact has been enacted by 18 states and the District of Columbia, which together hold 222 electoral votes.
- The agreement would take effect when participating states control at least 270 electoral votes.
- Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada together have 61 electoral votes; if all joined, the compact would reach 283.
- New Hampshire, with four electoral votes, is another state identified by the National Popular Vote campaign as a possible addition.
- Under the compact, a participating state could award its electors to a candidate who lost that state but won the national popular vote.
- The article says supporters could reach 270 through different combinations of states; they would not need every potential state to join.
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