Pennsylvania electors cast their ballots for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 19, 2016.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — Leading Democratic senators are expected to introduce a constitutional amendment Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College, adding momentum to a long-shot idea that has beenSen.
A constitutional amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds supermajority in both the House and Senate and requires ratification by 38 states. “We should abolish the Electoral College,” Castro said at a 2020 Democratic candidate forum in Washington, D.C., on Monday. “It doesn't reflect the will of the people of the country.”
Those calls have been led primarily by Democrats, since they lost out in both 2000, when George W. Bush beat popular vote winner Al Gore, and 2016, when Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton even though she won almost 3 million more votes.
In the Senate, the vote of a Senator from Wyoming or Vermont represents 70 times the number of people as the vote of a Senator from California. Do they not see the irony in their calling the EC undemocratic?
Nothing to see here. Political Chicanery all the way. MAGA KAG
There is a good reason why we are called the United STATES of America and not the United PEOPLE of America. The College of Electors was instrumental in bringing together the 13 colonies and a promise of equality for the future territories deciding whether to join the Union.
Bunch of crybabies who still haven’t gotten over losing to Trump
NO...NO...NO THIS CANNOT HAPPEN. EAST/WEST COAST POPULATION'S WILL DECIDE NEXT PTESIDENT. NO...NO...NO
Dopes..
It is unconstitutional. I think anyo e who wants to run for public office should be able to pass a civics test. That would cut down greatly on this nonsense.
To correct NBC's language, it should be 'Leading Democrat Senators'. For example ' America is a Democratic nation is correct, America is a Democrat nation is incorrect'.
🤔Sounds like they are trying to take advantage of a new momentum.🤨But then what happens in the aftermath?
This reveals that Democrats have no problem undermining the standards of our country to gain power. Never trust the side that wants to fundamentally change everything to gain an upper hand.
All the wishcasting in the universe ain't going to make this happen. Oh, your other pretendy, constitutional end around, the Interstate Compact? That will be sued into non-existence for being unconstitutional. Thanks for playing.
The electoral college needs to be put to rest. Every citizens vote should count equally.
Not going to happen! Democrats hate America and the constitution.Why don’t they submit a bill to abolish the constitution?
And it will go nowhere. Besides it would require 2/3 of the states to ratify. WTF can typu tell the full story
Well if you can't win with the electoral college... Just change the rules...
Power to the people! One person, one vote.
So the think only newyork and California should elect a president
Let every individual be heard, no matter where you live. We'd have more voter turnout if everyone's vote mattered. Conservatives in liberal states and liberals in conservative states all deserve to be heard as individuals.
Long shot is an understatement. You need 2/3 of both house and Senate plus 3/4 of states have to ratify it.
Never get passed or will be veto’s GLAD they can accept defeat and MOVE ON
The electoral college has never worked as the founders envisioned. The electors don't run for office and are typically unknown to those who vote. In 2000, the Electoral College had a chance to function but that chance was denied by the Supreme Court.
In other words Dems are throwing a big FU to all of the fly over states. Anybody who would vote for these lunatics are indeed lunatics themselves.
Will never happen! Put legislation forward that actually does something for this country, like immigration reform
Democrats can’t win playing by the rules so they have to change them. TRUMP2020
What a stupid idea
What a waste of time. Do they really think the states are going to ratify this?
We need a new constitution. Ours is over 200 years old. Time to end this half ass corrupt democracy and start a new one without cults, guns or for profit healthscare.
Why so 3 or 4 cities can decide the fate of the entire county? I don’t think so..
For those who believe this is a great ideal , ask yourself this, do you want to live in a free society, do you believe in our constitution, do you want to be told how to live your life by others ? If not you better fight every hard against this !
Democrats are the enemy of this country
Turtle will just bury this.
I'm okay with it, but there needs to a clause in it that allows us to immediately abolish the amendment if it leads to a Republican being elected.
That would mean that every vote would count and those in campaigns would have to visit every state to get them. The time has come. Just do it!!!
Never pass and is stupid and shows their ignorance
38 States will never give up their right to equal representation in our one and only Federal election. Just give it up. We are a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy .
America is being destroyed from within by the democrats.
Maybe we should propose PR statehood and then the popular vote winner gets to be VP
Might get through the House but not the Senate. Might make the opposition look bad, though. Needs 2/3 vote in both houses and approval by 3/4 of state legislatures.
For all those that say abolishing the popular vote will disinfranchise small states...Popular vote will all but require presidential candidates to appeal to the many of the US, not just the few in a particular party. What would be bad about that?
😂😂. A typical democrat. Change the rules when things don’t go their way. That’s why they need open borders.
Stupid idea that will never happen.
This shouldn’t be a “long-shot” idea. How is it that that in the “land of the free,” some voters are more free than others?
Walkaway
Must move on
Not waste time you don't have time to waste your funny
Must do what united States want build more
When you lose an election, just change the rules because if you didn't win, it ultimately means that the system doesn't work. - The Loser Play Book 101
Change the age for president as well... as likely to pass
Waste of time. Majority of states will never support it
Um
Never. Gonna. Happen. 😉😭😭
Only uneducated people think this is a good idea; dismantling the constitution would make the US another banana republic but good luck with that—term limits has a better chance of passing
Popular vote and paper ballots will preserve democracy
Now this is a typical election year stunt. unlike the forever Benghazi hearings.
Yes so You guys can actually make a Showing next Presidential vote....loks
Democrats want to destroy the constitution, including democracy as we know it.
A ridiculous effort by the Dems.
What a waste of time...
Please fight this!!! We don’t need this the smaller states will be swallowed up!!!
Good.
DNC new mantra: 'If we cannot win under the current rules then we better change the rules.'
Very Stupid
Good luck with that. LMAO
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