• Reader Opinion: Electoral College

    We don't need the Electoral College. We can all judge for ourselves who we want to vote for. We don't have to go back the way it was done 100 years ago.

  • Reader Opinion: Reason for the Electoral College

    We could use an electoral system here at the state level.

  • The Electoral College question looming over 2024

    There are two scenarios that could explain where the 2024 election stands right now. In one, President Joe Biden is locked in something close to a 50-50 contest with former President Donald Trump. In the other, Biden is trailing by more — maybe much more — than the national polls suggest. The answer depends largely on whether Trump and Republicans have maintained the advantage in the Electoral College that they held in the last two presidential elections. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton won...

  • How Trump could win even if he loses the popular vote AND the Electoral College

    I worry that those of us who are dedicated to democracy and therefore committed to playing by the rules are underestimating the willingness of House Republicans to break the rules to elect Trump.Remember: Most current Republican members of the House, including Speaker Michael Johnson, refused to certify the outcome of the 2020 election. In fact, Johnson helped organize 138 Republican House members to dispute that outcome, despite state certifications and the nearly unanimous rulings from state...

  • Daily Show: Trump a 'Pathetic Worm' For Potential Electoral College Rule Change

    Some in Nebraska have tried, and ultimately failed, to change the way the state awards its electoral votes and bring it in line with 48 other states. Among those in favor of moving away from a proportional allocation to a winner-take-all system is Donald Trump, which led Comedy Central’s Desi Lydic to label him a “pathetic worm” on Thursday’s edition of The Daily Show. Lydic is also not a fan of the electoral college itself, as she claimed, “The president is decided by the electoral college,...

  • Daily Show: Trump a 'Pathetic Worm' For Potential Electoral College Rule Change

    Some in Nebraska have tried, and ultimately failed, to change the way the state awards its electoral votes and bring it in line with 48 other states. Among those in favor of moving away from a proportional allocation to a winner-take-all system is Donald Trump, which led Comedy Central’s Desi Lydic to label him a “pathetic worm” on Thursday’s edition of The Daily Show. Lydic is also not a fan of the electoral college itself, as she claimed, “The president is decided by the electoral college,...

  • ‘National Popular Vote’ Scheme Aims To Erase Electoral College’s Protections For States

    Maine is the latest entrant in the leftist interstate Popular Vote compact, but is the NPV an exercise in futility?

  • Turning Point Action, Mark Levin to Public: Tell Nebraska Gov. Not to Give Electoral College Vote to Biden

    Charlie Kirk's Turning Point Action organization and Fox News host Mark Levin are calling on the public to contact Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R)'s office and urge him to call an emergency session of the legislature and make it so that the state refrains from giving away an electoral college vote to President Joe Biden if former President Donald Trump wins Nebraska in the 2024 presidential election.

  • Snow College offers 3 keys to college success

    CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Nestled in the scenic landscape of central Utah, with 33 buildings and two campuses in Ephraim and Richfield, Snow College boasts a bold aspirational statement: “Students graduate debt-free, gain work experience and develop a plan for the future. Those who find Snow College will find themselves.” But it’s not just a statement, […]

  • College Roundup — Austin College softball, Grayson baseball sweep

    Herald Democrat Elizabeth Preston was 2-for-3 with a triple, walked, drove in two and scored twice as Austin College finished off a sweep of University… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

  • I Go to College in DC. Why Is It So Unsafe Here?

    The words every parent dreads when a child goes off to college: “Mom, Dad. My school is on lockdown for an active shooter.” I’ve told Read More

  • College closures impacting athletes

    Charlie Cottrell was on spring break when he got the news Birmingham-Southern is closing its doors at the end of this school year. A football recruit out of Navarre, Cottrell was looking forward to his time as a college athlete for the Panthers starting this fall.