In 2 out of the past 5 presidential elections, the winner of the national popular vote was not elected president by the electoral college because most states use a winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes.

By exercising its constitutional right (Art. II, sec. 1) to determine the manner in which it appoints its 10 electors, the state of Wisconsin can, in conjunction with other states constituting a majority of the electoral votes (currently 270 out of 538), ensure that the winner of the national popular vote wins the electoral college vote by signing into law the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC).

This agreement would go into effect only when the members of the Compact represent a majority (270) of the electoral vote and would then prevent any future undemocratic outcome from the electoral college system.

According to a 2008 poll, the majority (71%) of respondents in Wisconsin supported a national popular vote, with majority support holding across party affiliation and among independents.

The NPVIC has already been passed by 10 states and the District of Columbia, constituting 165 electoral votes, and is pending in the legislatures of 2 more states, amounting to 36 more electoral votes.

Let's add Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes to the compact and move the nation one step closer to a president elected by a direct vote of the American people.

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