When the Electoral College met on Dec. 17 and confirmed Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris, most commentators concluded that congressional certification of the results would be a mere formality. As Politico put it, “Trump’s victory has made Jan. 6…
Ever since Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the election in 2000, the Dems have been pitching a temper tantrum about the electoral college. It’s been a 24-year drumbeat of: The electoral college is an obsolete artifact of…
Since the 2000 presidential election, when George W. Bush defeated Al Gore despite losing the popular vote, the left has insisted that the Electoral College is undemocratic and structurally biased in favor of the GOP — never mind that it…
When reading national polls, keep “Biden minus 4.4 percent” in your head. For Biden to beat Trump next year, he needs a lead at least that big in national polls. That he is not close to that now — and…
One hallmark of progressive political parties is that they impose on others the standards to which they do not hold themselves. “Two of the hallmarks of a fascist political party are one, they don’t accept the results of elections that…
Radio host and perennial vulgarian Howard Stern announced Monday that he is considering running for president of the United States. Stern said that he had only a very limited agenda, namely, “to make the country fair again.” But Stern’s outline…
Why is Rhode Island a state? Why does a tiny spot on the Atlantic coast, wedged in between Massachusetts and Connecticut, have as many votes in the U.S. Senate as the entire state of Texas? The answers to these questions…
In January 2025, Congress will again assemble to tally the states’ electoral vote slates. Many on the right think this tally could be a cake walk for the GOP candidate for president. Biden will be 82 years old, and by…
The 2020 presidential election was a close-run affair. Although Joe Biden triumphed by more than seven million votes nationwide, he only narrowly carried several states. A shift of just 43,000 votes would have reelected President Donald Trump. His supporters would…
