by Kerry Dougherty

Of all the bad bills signed into law by Gov. Abigail Spanberger this week – and there are an abundance – perhaps the worst is the law that commits Virginia to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

With her signature this week, Virginia became the 18th state to violate Article II of the Constitution by pledging its electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote, regardless of how Virginia votes.

This means Virginia’s voters could – and probably will – be wiped out by voters in mega states like California and New York if more states rashly join in.

On the plus side, Virginia would be largely ignored in presidential campaigns, with candidates campaigning only in California, New York, Texas and Florida. That might be a relief.

Democrats have been seething about the electoral college since Al Gore in 2000 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 lost their bids for the presidency despite winning the popular vote. These same people develop amnesia when reminded that in 2024 Donald Trump won the popular vote and if this unconstitutional measure been in effect, the Democrat voters in the Old Dominion would have watched helplessly as Virginia’s electoral votes went to Trump. In fact, he would have taken all 538 electoral votes and Kamala Harris would have received zero.

Despite their anger, they are not seeking a constitutional amendment to change the system. Instead they’re trying a sleazy work-around, which will be tied up in litigation and hopefully overturned by the Supreme Court.

Apparently the radical Democrats running Virginia are confident that no Republican will ever win the popular vote again. Continue reading.