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Majority Favor Eliminating the Electoral College
Majority Favor Eliminating the Electoral College
May 15, 2019 at 5:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 17 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/15/majority-favor-eliminating-the-electoral-college/
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A new Gallup survey found that 55% of Americans favor eliminating the Electoral College and going with the popular vote, while just 43% opposed the idea.
“Arguments against the Electoral College have been around for decades, but became louder in 2000 when Al Gore lost to George W. Bush despite winning the national popular vote by more than 500,000 ballots. The arguments again ramped up when Donald Trump was elected in 2016, but lost the national vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million ballots.”
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