Destroying the Electoral College System
The Empire | Mar 29, 2012
Tom Golisano aims at the electoral college, something people like Hillary Clinton once embraced.
The electoral college system came under fire after the 2000 presidential vote - Gore won the popular vote; Bush won the electoral college, and thus, the presidency.
"We are already at 25% at the votes we need to aprove this bill," Golisano says. "If a majority of states adopt this policy, the candidate with the most votes will always win."
In 2008, the electoral college system was also one of the major hurdles facing Michael Bloomberg's almost-official third party run for the White House.
[h/t Celeste]
Azi Paybarah
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