Analysis: Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish the electoral college. Here’s how it could actually happen — sort of
By Christopher Ingraham Christopher Ingraham Reporter covering all things data Email Bio Follow March 19 at 4:32 PM Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for abolishing the electoral college at a Monday night town hall, saying it was the only way to “make sure that every vote counts.”
Say, for instance, California is a member of the compact. If President Trump were to win the popular vote in 2020, the longtime blue state would award him all 55 of its electoral votes, regardless of how he fared on the state ballot. Many Democrats, including Warren, disparaged the electoral college following the presidential election results in 2000 and 2016, when Al Gore and Hillary Clinton each won the national popular vote, yet lost in the electoral college and, as a result, the presidency. All told, five of the nation’s 45 presidents have taken office without winning the national popular vote.
Colorado, where Gov. Jared Polis just signed legislation to join the compact, is among those states. So is New Mexico, where a bill passed by the legislature awaits the governor’s signature. “We thought as we got closer to 270 there would be increasing public interest, and maybe we could get it [on the ballot] in some states where it was bogged down in the legislature,” he said.
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