Abolishing The Electoral College Would Be More Complicated Than It May Seem
Polls suggest that's what the majority of the public wants. It's become a hot issue for Democratic presidential candidates. But experts say inertia is likely to win out.
by Miles Parks
Mar 22, 2019
3 minutes
Most people in America want the Electoral College gone, and they want to select a president based on who gets the most votes nationally, polls say.
Democratic presidential candidates are weighing in too.
"Every vote matters," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in Mississippi on Monday. "And the way we can make that happen is that we can have national voting and that means get rid of the electoral college."
That line garnered one of her largest roars of applause for the evening.
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke said there is a in the she's open to it.
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