The 360 | Electoral College: Keep, ditch or overhaul?
Speed readWho, when and where: Several Democratic presidential candidates have questioned whether the Electoral College is still necessary. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called for ending it at a March 18 town hall, saying “every vote counts.” Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., said in January that the system has “made our society less and less democratic” and Beto O’Rourke weighed in saying there’s “a lot of wisdom” in calls for change.
Why it’s sparking debate: The Electoral College process has come under scrutiny, particularly in the wake of the 2000 and 2016 elections, where Democrats Al Gore and Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the election because of the Electoral College allocations. The process has been criticized for giving some states outsize power and potentially disenfranchising millions of voters.
Colorado is the latest state to join a group pledging to elect presidents based on popular vote. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would go into effect only once states with at least 270 electoral votes have signed on. While it is unlikely that enough states will join before the 2020 election, the move has drawn more attention to the issue.“Every Democrat should be talking about abandoning the Electoral College.
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