What Would It Take To Replace The Electoral College?

There is a growing movement in the U.S. to reexamine and even replace the Electoral College system.

By Bianca Martin
Election 2020 Protests Philadelphia
A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his phone to display the electoral college map after the 2020 Presidential Election is called in Philadelphia. John Minchillo / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Election 2020 Protests Philadelphia
A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his phone to display the electoral college map after the 2020 Presidential Election is called in Philadelphia. John Minchillo / ASSOCIATED PRESS

What Would It Take To Replace The Electoral College?

There is a growing movement in the U.S. to reexamine and even replace the Electoral College system.

By Bianca Martin
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Many Americans are reconsidering the centuries-old Electoral College system of choosing the U.S. president. Reset brings on a data journalist to discuss the movement to replace the system and a political analyst on why the Electoral College may no longer fit America’s needs.

GUESTS: David Litt, author and former speechwriter for the Obama Administration

Elliott Ramos, data journalist at NBC News