{"id":13523,"date":"2018-10-05T08:54:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=13523"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:47:22","slug":"should-we-move-to-a-popular-vote-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/should-we-move-to-a-popular-vote-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Should We Move To A Popular Vote For President?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dShCEaOeKIc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>October 5, 2018 \u2013 The U.S. Constitution outlines how the country will choose a president every four years through the Electoral College. Some argue that states like New Mexico, which has relatively few votes and isn\u2019t seen as a battleground state in national politics, are losing out in that process. Is it time to reconsider the Electoral College? Sarah Gustavus sat down earlier this summer with Barry Fadem from National Popular Vote to talk about a proposed interstate compact that would move the country to a popular vote system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Barry Fadem, president of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.nationalpopularvote.com\/index.php\">National Popular Vote<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 5, 2018 \u2013 The U.S. Constitution outlines how the country will choose a president every four years through the Electoral College. Some argue that states like New Mexico, which has relatively few votes and isn\u2019t seen as a battleground state in national politics, are losing out in that process. 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