The Connecticut state Senate on Saturday voted in favor of a measure to give the state’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.
The move puts the state in a position to become the 11th, in addition to Washington, D.C., to join an interstate compact to pool their electoral college votes for the candidate who wins the popular vote.
The state Senate voted 21-14 in favor of the bill, with the support of three GOP lawmakers, The Guardian reported. The measure passed the state House on a 77-73 vote last month. Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy is expected to sign the legislation, according to the report.
With the addition of Connecticut’s seven electoral votes, the compact would have 172 in total. For the compact to go into effect nationally, it would need 270 electoral votes – the number needed for a candidate to win the presidency.
The nationwide effort to form the compact gained traction after former President George W. Bush won the election without winning the popular vote, and has revived after the 2016 election.
President Trump won the Electoral College, but Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.
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This is a very dangerous initiative. If they get to 270 delegates and effectively nullify the Electoral College it will be hugely divisive for America. The Electoral College gives groups of similar people (either states or counties, depending on the state) a collective vote. This is similar to how the winner of The World Series is the team that wins the most games out of 7, NOT the team that has the most cumulative points after 7 games.
Without the Electoral College politicians will only pander to voters in big cities. All advertising and events will eventually be done only in major population centers, with rural America being entirely ignored and powerless. That sets us up for conflict similar to that portrayed in The Hunger Games, or worse.