Should every American's vote count the same?

Yes. That's the founding promise of America. Anything else is aristocracy.

Should the candidate with the most votes win?

Yes — we expect this in every PTA, every church board, every business. The presidency should be no different.

Does the Electoral College protect small states?

No. It protects swing states. In 2020, 96% of campaign events occurred in just 12 states; small states like Wyoming, Vermont, the Dakotas, Alaska, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana and Idaho received zero general-election events.

Is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact constitutional?

Yes. Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives each state the power to award its electors however the state legislature directs. The Compact uses that power and requires no constitutional amendment.

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One American.
One Vote.
That's the deal.

If you love this country, you already believe the most American idea ever written: that every citizen counts the same. Right now, two broken systems — gerrymandering in our House districts and the winner-take-all Electoral College — are quietly cancelling tens of millions of American votes. A true patriot can’t look at that and call it fair.

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The Problem: Gerrymandering

Politicians draw district lines to choose their voters — instead of voters choosing their politicians. The result is rigged maps where the outcome is decided before Election Day.

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The Problem: Wasted Votes

In most states, the presidential race isn’t even competitive. If you’re a Republican in California or a Democrat in Wyoming, your vote for President is mathematically thrown away.

Why small states already don’t count →

The Fix: The Compact

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact guarantees the White House to whoever wins the most votes nationwide. It’s constitutional, it’s already most of the way there, and it doesn’t require a single amendment.

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The Patriot Test

Ask yourself these three questions. If you love America, the answers are obvious.

Should every American’s vote count the same? Yes. That’s the whole idea of America. Anything else is aristocracy.
Should the person who gets the most votes win? We expect this in every Little League election, every PTA, every church board, every business. The presidency should be no different.
Should politicians pick their voters, or should voters pick their politicians? If you said the second one, you’re against gerrymandering. Welcome aboard.

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

— Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (1863)

Small states already don’t count. Here’s the proof.

The argument that the Electoral College “protects small states” sounds patriotic — until you look at where the candidates actually go.

96% of 2020 general-election campaign events happened in just 12 states. [1]
Zero general-election events in Wyoming, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, or Idaho. [1]
Under a national popular vote, a vote in Cheyenne is worth exactly the same as a vote in Manhattan — one.

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