By: Diane Benjamin I get fundraising emails everyday demanding the Electoral College be abolished. I’ve been appointed to the Advisory Board to make that happen, just donate money. Examples: Vice presidential candidate Time Walz wants it gone: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/walz-says-the-electoral-college-needs-to-go-00182981 What do they all have in common? If you don’t know you just might agree. Since the […]
By Diane Benjamin h/t a reader City councils are supposedly non-partisan. We all know they aren’t. Everybody needs to quit pretending many of the local elected aren’t playing party politics instead of what is best for it’s citizens. Bloomington’s mayor Tari Renner proves that point. I wonder if he is teaching this crap to his […]
By: Diane Benjamin WJBC allows a few people to spout anything they want on their “Forums”. Yes, “Fake News” does exist – Mike Matejka used his forum platform back on December 1st to proliferate it. See his comments here: HERE Matejka is upset that Clinton won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college. His […]
By: Diane Benjamin The declared winners of an election don’t tell the whole story. Rodney Davis lost both McLean County and Bloomington, but won anyway. Many local uncontested races show large under-votes, meaning people left it blank. That signals the candidate that voters didn’t think they were worth voting for. Hillary won Bloomington but lost […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve heard WAY too many people talk about abolishing the Electoral College lately. Here’s a crash course in why it is in the Constitution! We are not a democracy! We are a Representative Republic. Populism never has been part of our government, and never should be. The Constitution protects the rights of […]
by: Diane Benjamin Ever heard somebody say they don’t vote because it doesn’t matter? We used to think they were being ridiculous and misinformed. Maybe they aren’t so wrong. 10 states and the District of Columbia have now passed a National Popular Vote bill. These states comprise 61% of the electoral college vote. The President […]
In 2008 Republicans joined Democrats to void the electoral college in Illinois. Kirk Dillard was front and center in the destruction. Jim Edgar thinks he knows what the Founding Fathers meant, so he supported re-writing the Constitution. Illinois electoral college votes will now go to whatever candidate wins the popular nationwide vote. A Republican could […]
