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posted by janrinok on Thursday November 17 2016, @07:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-is-your-vote-worth? dept.

Senator Boxer Introduces Bill to Eliminate Electoral College

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Senator-Boxer-to-Introduce-Bill-to-Eliminate-Electoral-College--401314945.html

"This is the only office in the land where you can get more votes and still lose the presidency," Boxer said in a statement. "The Electoral College is an outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society, and it needs to change immediately. Every American should be guaranteed that their vote counts."

[...] "When all the ballots are counted, Hillary Clinton will have won the popular vote by a margin that could exceed two million votes, and she is on track to have received more votes than any other presidential candidate in history except Barack Obama," Boxer said.

Trump will be the fifth president in U.S. history to win the election despite losing the popular vote. George W. Bush won the most recent such election, in 2000.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wLQz-LgrM


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2016, @11:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 17 2016, @11:22PM (#428482)

    The problem isn't the Electoral College. It is the primaries. Both Trump and Clinton were poor candidates, so as a practical matter, a good outcome was impossible. The best change would be for citizens to vote directly for electors, rather than for candidates. The nomination process should come after choosing the electors, to make it more difficult for them to pledge to support a specific candidate. This would eliminate most of the campaign season, and reduce the effectiveness of making populist statements.

    The election process should refuse to acknowledge political parties, and not list the parties on the ballots.