Molly Ball: Abolishing the Electoral College Would Be Quite Unpopular if You Were to Poll It with the American People

Dean should be Electoral ░░░░░░░░ reform We can listen ░░░░░░░░ that Clip starts RASKIN ░░░░░░░░ Electoral College now which ░░░░░░░░ given us five popular ░░░░░░░░ losers as president in ░░░░░░░░ history twice in this ░░░░░░░░ alone has become a ░░░░░░░░ not just to democracy ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ was a danger on ░░░░░░░░ 6 There are so ░░░░░░░░ curving byways and nooks ░░░░░░░░ crannies in the Electoral ░░░░░░░░ that there are opportunities ░░░░░░░░ a lot of strategic ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends Dean And ░░░░░░░░ know that in the ░░░░░░░░ spending package there was ░░░░░░░░ to the Electoral Count ░░░░░░░░ which is different than ░░░░░░░░ Jamie Raskin is talking ░░░░░░░░ in there but but ░░░░░░░░ of goes hand in ░░░░░░░░ with it Molly do ░░░░░░░░ think there s any ░░░░░░░░ there s enough support ░░░░░░░░ a Republican House to ░░░░░░░░ Electoral College reform at ░░░░░░░░ point BALL The short ░░░░░░░░ is no But the ░░░░░░░░ answer is I am ░░░░░░░░ I ve been surprised ░░░░░░░░ there haven t been ░░░░░░░░ Democrats raising this issue ░░░░░░░░ the Electoral College in ░░░░░░░░ nearly two years since ░░░░░░░░ 6 or even you ░░░░░░░░ since the 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ elections both of which ░░░░░░░░ know were complicated by ░░░░░░░░ Electoral College You did ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the possibility of some ░░░░░░░░ of Electoral College reform ░░░░░░░░ elimination as part of ░░░░░░░░ Rationale for supporting the ░░░░░░░░ Count Act saying if ░░░░░░░░ don t get behind ░░░░░░░░ relatively modest reform to ░░░░░░░░ way presidential elections are ░░░░░░░░ at the federal level ░░░░░░░░ we fear that liberals ░░░░░░░░ going to start going ░░░░░░░░ the the Constitution but ░░░░░░░░ would take in in ░░░░░░░░ likelihood a constitutional amendment ░░░░░░░░ that is why you ░░░░░░░░ t heard more emphasis ░░░░░░░░ trying to reform or ░░░░░░░░ abolish the Electoral College ░░░░░░░░ I think would be ░░░░░░░░ unpopular if you were ░░░░░░░░ pull it with the ░░░░░░░░ people but which really ░░░░░░░░ t an issue that ░░░░░░░░ on a lot of ░░░░░░░░ s radar and which ░░░░░░░░ it s such a ░░░░░░░░ bar to amend the ░░░░░░░░ isn t something that ░░░░░░░░ kind of you know ░░░░░░░░ or liberal political apparatus ░░░░░░░░ has really put a ░░░░░░░░ of effort into tackling ░░░░░░░░ Right It s a ░░░░░░░░ huge huge undertaking All ░░░░░░░░ Molly Ball for us ░░░░░░░░ s always great to ░░░░░░░░ you Thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for having me.”