MSNBC’s Jean-Pierre Admits There Wouldn’t Be a Conversation About Electoral College if Hillary Had Won

MELVIN Karine we ll ░░░░░░░░ there with you This ░░░░░░░░ that this is something ░░░░░░░░ sounds great on the ░░░░░░░░ it sounds great in ░░░░░░░░ town hall but it ░░░░░░░░ not something that is ░░░░░░░░ ever going to happen ░░░░░░░░ s not feasible politically ░░░░░░░░ PIERRE Look I think ░░░░░░░░ is an uphill battle ░░░░░░░░ we have to remember ░░░░░░░░ are about 10 to ░░░░░░░░ states right now who ░░░░░░░░ pledging to make the ░░░░░░░░ College match the popular ░░░░░░░░ So there s a ░░░░░░░░ out there We shouldn ░░░░░░░░ deny that There s ░░░░░░░░ reason why this is ░░░░░░░░ of the conversation at ░░░░░░░░ moment And we have ░░░░░░░░ step back for a ░░░░░░░░ at how the Electoral ░░░░░░░░ came to be There ░░░░░░░░ many compromised but one ░░░░░░░░ the most powerful compromise ░░░░░░░░ a 3 5 compromise ░░░░░░░░ a slave was considered ░░░░░░░░ 3 5 person which ░░░░░░░░ the power to slave ░░░░░░░░ incredible power to slave ░░░░░░░░ So yes we re ░░░░░░░░ a time now as ░░░░░░░░ re looking in modern ░░░░░░░░ where we need to ░░░░░░░░ the conversation about the ░░░░░░░░ College where we need ░░░░░░░░ look at it and ░░░░░░░░ Hey it hurts our ░░░░░░░░ in a big way ░░░░░░░░ is right It should ░░░░░░░░ one person one vote ░░░░░░░░ know you have these ░░░░░░░░ that spend a lot ░░░░░░░░ time in about you ░░░░░░░░ seven to a dozen ░░░░░░░░ but it shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ about the zip code ░░░░░░░░ should be about the ░░░░░░░░ telling their messages across ░░░░░░░░ country And so we ░░░░░░░░ need to revisit this ░░░░░░░░ there s a movement ░░░░░░░░ there for it MELVIN ░░░░░░░░ would we be having ░░░░░░░░ conversation if Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ president JEAN PIERRE You ░░░░░░░░ I think that conversation ░░░░░░░░ been around since 2000 ░░░░░░░░ I think yes you ░░░░░░░░ right Craig I think ░░░░░░░░ 2016 there was a ░░░░░░░░ a much bigger push ░░░░░░░░ it So yeah you ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton her loss ░░░░░░░░ 3 million more votes ░░░░░░░░ the popular vote clearly ░░░░░░░░ losing the Electoral College ░░░░░░░░ put this issue in ░░░░░░░░ forefront But you have ░░░░░░░░ doing this on their ░░░░░░░░ like I mentioned More ░░░░░░░░ a dozen states are ░░░░░░░░ taking this on.”