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IrelandBrian Tyler Cohen's popular-vote push starts in the statehouses
His fast-spreading commentary connects Democratic state gains to a presidential-election compact, before Wes Moore makes the case for redrawing Maryland's maps.
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Democrats see clear runway to enact National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
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- 0:00Cohen argues Democratic state-government gains create a legislative path toward activating the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
- 2:37He urges Democrats to use their legislative authority to enact reforms rather than defer to institutional norms.
- 5:16Moore says Maryland's Question 3 permits mid-decade redistricting to counter Republican mapmaking.
- 12:04Moore argues that congressional redistricting needs national reform, beyond Maryland's response.
- 20:45Moore criticizes Vance's post-election war analysis, arguing he should have opposed intervention beforehand.
Could Democratic gains in state government change how America chooses its president? Brian Tyler Cohen argues that they create an opening, but his proposal depends on what state lawmakers do next, not simply on who controls Congress.
In his No Lie segment on Brian Tyler Cohen News, Cohen points to Democratic control of governorships and both legislative chambers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada as a pathway for expanding the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
The distinction matters: the compact would not abolish the Electoral College. Participating states would award their electoral votes to the presidential ticket that wins the nationwide popular vote, regardless of their own state's result. It would take effect only once members collectively hold at least 270 electoral votes, enough to decide the presidency.
Cohen's argument is a call to pass legislation, not an announcement that the compact has reached that threshold. "Power is for getting things done," he says, urging Democrats to use their newly gained authority.
The upload approached 100,000 views within its opening day, already more than five times the channel's usual first-day audience for regular videos.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore then joins Cohen for a related, but separate, discussion about congressional maps. Moore says Maryland's passage of Question 3 allows the legislature to redraw them mid-decade, presenting it as a response to Republican gerrymandering. He argues for national redistricting reform as well, taking the conversation from how presidential votes are allocated to how congressional representation is drawn.
An agreement among U.S. states and the District of Columbia to give their electoral votes to the nationwide popular-vote winner. It would take effect only when its membership could guarantee that outcome.
More on Wikipedia ›Maryland’s governor since 2023, Moore is also an author, businessman and U.S. Army veteran.
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- November 5, 2026
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The commentary and Wes Moore interview are presented as a No Lie segment.