The Case For Abolishing The Electoral College

The Case For Abolishing The Electoral College

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Jesse Wegman, author of ‘Let the People Pick the President,’ says the Electoral College’s winner-take-all rule is not mandated by the Constitution: “There’s nothing keeping us from changing it.” Wegman talks about how winner-take-all came to be, attempts to change it, and how the Electoral College disproportionately affects people of color.