Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is still criticizing the Electoral College, which cost her the presidency in 2016, calling it an ‘abomination’ in a trailer for the new Netflix docuseries titled ‘The American Experiment.’ Clinton’s remarks come as part of a larger discussion on the history of American democracy.
The Electoral College Debate
The push for abolishing the Electoral College, which was instituted in 1787, has gained increased support in some corners of the left, especially after Clinton’s 2016 loss to President Donald Trump. Though Clinton won the national popular vote, Trump secured several key swing states that gave him the Electoral College edge, sending him to the White House.
Clinton has consistently spoken out against the Electoral College, calling it ‘the god-forsaken Electoral College’ in her 2017 memoir ‘What Happened.’ In an interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper, Clinton reaffirmed her call to abolish the Electoral College, referring to it as ‘an anachronism that was designed for another time’ that ‘no longer works.’ Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., also stated that ‘the founders themselves were not in love with the Electoral College’ and ‘it was defective from the beginning.’
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