Lansing, MI – President-Elect Donald Trump is on track to be the first Republican in 20 years to win the national popular vote for President. Despite this decisive historic win, the National Popular Vote (NPV) Interstate Compact is still a bad deal for Michigan and the country.
The NPV Interstate Compact pledges each state’s Electoral College votes to the national popular vote winner for president. Coastal elites are pushing flyover states like Michigan to join the compact, ensuring Middle America would be ignored and forgotten by Washington DC for the foreseeable future once enacted.
“If there’s one thing we learned this election, it’s that the Electoral College ensures our voices in Michigan are heard. Joining the NPV interstate compact puts our state’s needs and priorities on the federal backburner indefinitely,” said Zach Rudat, Advocacy Director for the Michigan Freedom Fund. “Our country’s checks and balances ensure everyone has a seat at the table. It makes zero sense for Michigan to give up our seat to the likes of New York and California. Legislators in Lansing would be wise to abandon the NPV effort and preserve the voice of our voters.”
State Representative Carrie Rheingans has been leading the charge in Lansing to join the NPV interstate compact. But Republican legislators across the state have been firmly opposed for years.
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