Lawrence O’Donnell Slams Founding Fathers for Electoral College: ‘Massive Voter Suppression Operation’

O DONNELL And so ░░░░░░░░ got to say this ░░░░░░░░ I m very proud ░░░░░░░░ having ignored the polls ░░░░░░░░ only to discover on ░░░░░░░░ final weekend that if ░░░░░░░░ just spent the last ░░░░░░░░ days looking at the ░░░░░░░░ that s enough because ░░░░░░░░ have you have you ░░░░░░░░ the national all that ░░░░░░░░ saying it s a ░░░░░░░░ tie And then you ░░░░░░░░ this big shock out ░░░░░░░░ Iowa you know saying ░░░░░░░░ Harris is 3 points ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa which isn ░░░░░░░░ that shocking if you ░░░░░░░░ remember all the way ░░░░░░░░ to 2012 you know ░░░░░░░░ President Obama won Iowa ░░░░░░░░ used to be something ░░░░░░░░ that was winnable for ░░░░░░░░ but you know that ░░░░░░░░ tells you that Iowa ░░░░░░░░ tells you that there ░░░░░░░░ stuff happening out there ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ We also don t ░░░░░░░░ if that s going ░░░░░░░░ count in the final ░░░░░░░░ here And what must ░░░░░░░░ be remembered is the ░░░░░░░░ is suppressed in about ░░░░░░░░ least more than 40 ░░░░░░░░ There s a massive ░░░░░░░░ suppression operation created by ░░░░░░░░ Founding Fathers who got ░░░░░░░░ The Electoral College O ░░░░░░░░ Correct Who got many ░░░░░░░░ grotesquely wrong from slavery ░░░░░░░░ the Electoral College Think ░░░░░░░░ how many more Californians ░░░░░░░░ vote if they thought ░░░░░░░░ vote mattered How many ░░░░░░░░ millions of votes would ░░░░░░░░ Harris get in the ░░░░░░░░ of California if those ░░░░░░░░ thought their vote actually ░░░░░░░░ Would she get another ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ York if they thought ░░░░░░░░ vote mattered I have ░░░░░░░░ in three states in ░░░░░░░░ life Massachusetts then New ░░░░░░░░ then California and I ░░░░░░░░ every single time my ░░░░░░░░ for president doesn t ░░░░░░░░ because we know who ░░░░░░░░ going to win this ░░░░░░░░ And in those cases ░░░░░░░░ would be the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ time And so I ░░░░░░░░ mean I have I ░░░░░░░░ people in Massachusetts who ░░░░░░░░ t voted in decades ░░░░░░░░ they just because they ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are going ░░░░░░░░ win PSAKI What do ░░░░░░░░ tell them when they ░░░░░░░░ my vote doesn t ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL I tell ░░░░░░░░ they re right that ░░░░░░░░ s true That is ░░░░░░░░ Electoral College That s ░░░░░░░░ poison of the Electoral ░░░░░░░░ and your and your ░░░░░░░░ in Pennsylvania matters enormously ░░░░░░░░ your you know your ░░░░░░░░ in Wisconsin matters enormously ░░░░░░░░ out now your vote ░░░░░░░░ Iowa matters a lot ░░░░░░░░ than anybody thought it ░░░░░░░░ you know a week ░░░░░░░░ But you know whatever ░░░░░░░░ turnout is it s ░░░░░░░░ to be lower By ░░░░░░░░ way it ll be ░░░░░░░░ for Trump too I ░░░░░░░░ sure there are some ░░░░░░░░ in Idaho who won ░░░░░░░░ bother because they know ░░░░░░░░ s going to win ░░░░░░░░ and they re busy ░░░░░░░░ something that is makes ░░░░░░░░ difficult to get to ░░░░░░░░ that day OK But ░░░░░░░░ is a big big ░░░░░░░░ to voters that this ░░░░░░░░ is you know it ░░░░░░░░ a 50 state country ░░░░░░░░ it s a 7 ░░░░░░░░ presidential campaign And that ░░░░░░░░ the vote totals like ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI It s a ░░░░░░░░ broken part of the ░░░░░░░░ which is why I ░░░░░░░░ to mention even though ░░░░░░░░ DONNELL It s a ░░░░░░░░ it s a disaster ░░░░░░░░ the only reason the ░░░░░░░░ reason this is even ░░░░░░░░ competitive is the Electoral ░░░░░░░░ You take away the ░░░░░░░░ College and Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ t have a chance ░░░░░░░░ does not have a ░░░░░░░░ And Kamala Harris would ░░░░░░░░ spending an awful lot ░░░░░░░░ time getting more votes ░░░░░░░░ of California alone than ░░░░░░░░ can get out of ░░░░░░░░ one of these battleground ░░░░░░░░ by campaigning there constantly ░░░░░░░░ Now let me ask ░░░░░░░░ because you were the ░░░░░░░░ who always tells me ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ don t know until ░░░░░░░░ Day happens we will ░░░░░░░░ what happens.”