Electoral College

Barack Obama, John McCain, the Polls, and the Electoral College

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - September 25, 2008

The Democratic ticket has been gaining in national polls—and, more important, in state ones. more >>

McCain-Palin Hunting for Votes (and Moose) in Maine

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - September 24, 2008

Maine could give one electoral vote to McCain-Palin. more >>

Experts Debunk Clinton's Electoral Vote Idea

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - March 31, 2008

Democratic campaigns are grasping at all measures that they are ahead. more >>

New Poll Weakens Clinton Supporters' Electoral College Argument

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - March 27, 2008

A poll in California shows more voters have a positive view of Obama despite Clinton's win in the state more >>

Aiming for College, Electoral at Least

By Lucia Graves - Education - March 13, 2008

High school sophomores can't vote on state law, but they can write it. more >>

Long-Term Political Balance

Michael Barone - March 30, 2007

University of Virginia Professor Larry Sabato in his Crystal Ball blog takes a look at demographers' predictions of the political effect of the reapportionments following the censuses of 2010, 2020,and 2030. Bottom line: The Bush 2004 states will gain 17 electoral votes; the Kerry 2004 states will lose 17 electoral votes. more >>

Will the District of Columbia Get Another Electoral Vote?

Michael Barone - March 22, 2007

Yes, assumes political guru Larry Sabato, in a post where he takes a look at which states will likely gain and lose House seats and therefore electoral votes in the reapportionments following the 2010, 2020, and 2030 Censuses. Here is his analysis on this point:. more >>

Vision Thing

Michael Barone - February 28, 2007

Rudy Giuliani spoke to the Hoover Institution's overseers and trustees in Washington on Monday and presented a vision that suggests he's preparing to respond to the complaint in my U.S. more >>