NEWS
By Jonathan Weisman and Jonathan Weisman,SUN NATIONAL STAFF | November 3, 2000
CHICAGO - In a mad scramble for electoral votes, Vice President Al Gore hopscotched across the country yesterday, from eastern Pennsylvania to Chicago to Las Cruces, N.M., and then to Kansas City, pursuing a state-by-state victory strategy that he hopes will defy national polls that narrowly favor George W. Bush. Gore trumpeted a populist theme - that he could best maintain the nation's prosperity, while pursuing environmental, energy and health care policies that would put the people's interests over the special interests.
NEWS
By Paul West and By Paul West,SUN NATIONAL STAFF | November 9, 2000
WASHINGTON - Texas Gov. George W. Bush expressed confidence yesterday that a recount in Florida would quickly confirm his victory over Vice President Al Gore, as one of the tightest presidential contests in history went into overtime. Democrats, meanwhile, counseled a go-slow approach to resolving the outcome. Teams of high-powered lawyers and officials of both campaigns mobilized for a possible battle over the Sunshine State's pivotal cache of electoral votes. Gore, despite having trailed in the opinion polls for most of the year, claimed a popular vote victory for himself and his running mate, Democratic Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut.
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February 9, 2004
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NEWS
By Jennifer Skalka and Jennifer Skalka,Sun reporter | April 3, 2007
The House of Delegates approved a proposal yesterday that could make Maryland the first state in the nation to award its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential elections. The bill commits Maryland to a national compact that would go into effect only after states with electoral votes representing a national majority - the 270 required to win the presidency - also sign on. As such, it would likely not affect how the state's votes are counted in the 2008 contest - and could never be implemented if other states fail to approve similar measures.
NEWS
By Neil A. Grauer | November 12, 2000
THE DEMOCRATIC candidate for president wins the popular vote by a quarter of a million ballots, and the Republican thinks he has lost. Yet the crucial vote in Florida is in dispute -- as it is in several other key states. Delegations of "statesmen" descend on the Sunshine State with lawyers in tow, and lots of money. Ultimately, the election is decided on behalf of the Republican by a single electoral vote, and the friends of the defeated Democrat address him as "Mr. President" for the rest of his life.
NEWS
By Alan Natapoff | April 5, 2007
The General Assembly has passed legislation that would bypass the Electoral College and elect the president by national (raw) popular vote. It is unconstitutional and bad for every voter in Maryland and in the United States. Gov. Martin O'Malley should not sign it. The bill is unconstitutional because the Constitution says "that no state ... shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate without its consent." This plan commits Maryland to a national compact that would go into effect after states with electoral votes representing a national majority - conceivably as few as 13 of the largest states - sign on to it. This would eliminate senatorial electoral votes and therefore harm every small and medium-size state, without its consent.