Regarding Al Diamon’s recent opinion piece against the National Popular Vote initiative, whereby states would agree to give their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote, rather than to the candidate(s) winning their state, thereby bypassing the Electoral College:

It’s time to rethink the Electoral College, and a constitutional amendment (especially a constitutional convention) is a poor way to do so. On the national level it is reasonable that the majority of voters, regardless of where they reside, should elect the president.

Each state gets two senators. If the residents of states are unhappy with the president’s party, they can elect senators from the opposing party. These senators, in turn, can block the president’s agenda as we have seen in the past.

Two senators for each state gives every state a say in legislation. Abandoning the Electoral College gives voice to the will of all voters.

Phil Davies
Falmouth