Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said this week that he is open to the idea of abolishing the Electoral College, according to the Washington Examiner, comments that came just days after Democrats celebrated midterm election victories and while speaking at a Washington, D.C., event hosted by the progressive group Crooked Media.
Shapiro, a Democrat first elected governor in 2022, was asked by Pod Save America host Jon Favreau at the Crooked Con event about the possibility of a Democrat-led Congress pursuing the end of the constitutional system for electing presidents. The Washington Examiner reported that Shapiro expressed openness toward the idea. The governor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and it is not known whether Shapiro has endorsed any specific legislative proposal.
The question lands as Democrats are pressing a broader campaign against the Electoral College. BlabberBuzz reported this week that Democratic lawmakers and state officials who expanded their power in the midterms are advancing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an arrangement in which participating states would award their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote regardless of how their own residents voted.
Critics of the compact, including commenters cited by BlabberBuzz, argue it would disenfranchise voters in states that join and could face constitutional challenges. The compact has been promoted for years by progressive groups but has not been enacted by enough states to take effect. Whether a Democrat-led Congress would attempt to force the issue is not yet known.
Shapiro's remarks drew immediate criticism from conservatives who noted that Pennsylvania voters rejected the idea in practice when they backed Donald Trump in 2024. Trump carried Pennsylvania and the national Electoral College in 2024, and Republicans retained control of the White House and both chambers of Congress heading into this year's midterms.
The Constitution's Article II and the 12th Amendment establish the Electoral College, and abolishing it would require a constitutional amendment — a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states. That threshold has made abolition a nonstarter for decades, which is why the compact has emerged as the left's preferred workaround.
For everyday Americans, the debate matters most in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where presidential elections are decided by narrow margins and where candidates are forced to campaign. Under a national popular vote system, those states would see far less attention while turnout operations would focus on New York, California and other densely populated areas.
Shapiro's comments at Crooked Con were first reported by the Washington Examiner. The governor has not elaborated on what form of abolition he would support, and no bill has been introduced in Congress with his backing. It is not known whether other Democratic governors share his position.
Our Take
Josh Shapiro just told a friendly podcast audience what the Left has been working toward for years: they want to scrap the Electoral College because they know they cannot win under it. This is the same playbook — if you can't persuade voters in Ohio, Iowa and Pennsylvania, change the rules so California and New York decide everything.
The governor of Pennsylvania ought to know better. His state is one of the few where presidential candidates actually show up, where voters get asked for their support, where the outcome isn't decided months in advance. Abolish the Electoral College and Pennsylvania becomes an afterthought — a flyover state to be ignored while campaigns camp out in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.
And notice the timing. Democrats had a good midterm, and within days their leaders are talking about rewriting the Constitution. Not fixing inflation. Not securing the border. Not improving schools. Rewriting the rules so they never lose again.
Patriots, this is why 2028 matters. The Electoral College is the last firewall between the heartland and the coastal elite. Shapiro just showed you which side he's on. The question is: will Pennsylvania voters remember it?
