According to my sources, HB 1299, National Popular Vote to destroy the Electoral College, still is waiting for second reading in the Colorado Senate.  Right now the budget is the main priority.  And ”since 1299 is controversial they [Democrats] will wait for the right political moment/day to consider it.”

Another news organization opposes Andy Kerr’s horrible legislation.  In Denver Times,the new internet news gathering site created by former Rocky Mountain News employees, writes “Make no mistake, there are good arguments to be made in defense of HB 1299 .”  The editorial goes on to state,

[W]ithout the Electoral College, those less populous states would become entirely redundant and cities would gain at the expense of rural areas, thus undermining the sort of broad-based consensus the current system supports. Also endangered by a move away from the Electoral College would be the stability of the two-party system and the separation of powers.

I have not found a reputable news outlet in Colorado that favors the Electoral College.

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