Yes indeed, the liberals are still trying to generate a push to do away with the Electoral College, but in the meantime, the more immediate problem is the effort to get states to join the National Popular Vote compact (NPV). Ohio has created its own unique proposal as you can see in the last article below.

In case you didn't know, the Republican National Committee and the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women have passed resolutions strongly opposing NPV. The 2012 Republican Platform also strongly opposed NPV. However, in 2016, there was an effort here in TN to pass legislation that would have made TN a member of that compact!

After we brought in Attorney John Ryder (the National Republican Committeeman from Tennessee at the time) and Hans von Spakovsky (from the Heritage Foundation) to testify against it, the House bill was taken off notice and the Senate bill was put in General Sub, meaning they were roundly defeated. I hope we have learned our lesson here in Tennessee, but clearly other states are falling for this debacle!

Who's Bankrolling the National Popular Vote Movement?

The nonprofit organization building a coalition of states that favor choosing the president by popular vote promotes itself as nonpartisan, but is financed by millions of dollars from left-leaning groups.

Some of the leaders of the movement are prominent Republicans, and most of the funding for the nonprofit, National Popular Vote Inc., has come from a wealthy Democrat and a billionaire independent.

However, many large, liberal organizations back the movement, according to the Capital Research Center, a conservative investigative think tank that monitors nonprofits. It gathered donor information on National Popular Vote Inc. using a commercial database.

The Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation, for example, gave $1 million to the nonprofit in 2011.

Jonathan Soros, 49, heads an investment firm and is the son of George Soros, a hedge fund manager known for financing left-leaning causes around the world. Although the Soros Foundation does not publicly list contact information, The Daily Signal sought comment through the George Soros-backed Open Society Foundations.

The Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation made donations totaling $1 million to National Popular Vote Inc. from 2008 to 2012, according to the most recent data. The Silberstein Foundation gave $350,000 in 2008, $250,000 in 2009, $250,000 in 2010, and $150,000 in 2012. The Daily Signal unsuccessfully sought comment from the Silberstein Foundation.

In 2015, an article in Inside Philanthropy reported: "Nearly every major progressive policy and advocacy group in the U.S. has received money from Silberstein in recent years."

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National Popular Vote Facing Court Ruling - Eventually

The move toward a "National Popular Vote," under which all Electoral College votes from states participating in an interstate compact would go to the candidate with the most popular votes, is moving forward again this year.

Colorado's new governor, Jared Polis, recently signed a bill adding Colorado to the minority of states pursuing the agenda. Two other states reportedly are considering such a move.

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New Mexico is 14th state to pledge its electoral votes to winner of popular vote

New Mexico is the latest state to join a compact pledging to devote its electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote in future presidential elections if enough states sign on.

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Oregon poised to join national popular vote movement

A bill introduced to the Legislature would add Oregon to the list of states agreeing to the National Popular Vote Compact. Ten states - including California and Washington - and the District of Columbia have already signed on to the National Popular Vote Compact. It would guarantee that Electoral College votes from those states go only to presidential candidates who win the national popular vote.

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Ohioans might vote to ditch Electoral College. Who's behind the effort? That's a mystery.

Ohio could be the next state to jump on the popular vote bandwagon and abandon the country's method of choosing a president by counting states' electoral votes. The "Presidential Election Popular Vote" amendment received initial approval from Attorney General Dave Yost.

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