Rep. Jamie Raskin Proposes Abolishing The Electoral College: ‘It Doesn’t Fit Anymore’
Rep.Jamie Raskin (D–Maryland) called the Electoral College “a danger” to American democracy. In an interview with Face the Nation, he advocated for popular-vote winners to win the presidency. “The Electoral College now – which has given us five popular-vote losers as president in our history, twice in this century alone – has become a danger, not just to democracy, but to the American people,” he said in the interview. “It was a danger on January 6.” Hillary Clinton and Al Gore won the popular vote in 2016 and 2000, respectively. Both were defeated in the Electoral College – advancing candidat...