DNC Chair Voices Support for Eliminating the Electoral College

PEREZ And when you ░░░░░░░░ elections you lose control ░░░░░░░░ the ability to help ░░░░░░░░ We have won the ░░░░░░░░ vote in six out ░░░░░░░░ the last seven elections ░░░░░░░░ we have been awarded ░░░░░░░░ White House in four ░░░░░░░░ the last seven elections ░░░░░░░░ out of the nine ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ were appointed by presidents ░░░░░░░░ didn t win the ░░░░░░░░ vote or at least ░░░░░░░░ the case of Bush ░░░░░░░░ won it the second ░░░░░░░░ around but he didn ░░░░░░░░ win it the first ░░░░░░░░ around And so as ░░░░░░░░ have this conversation we ░░░░░░░░ to make sure we ░░░░░░░░ also talking to our ░░░░░░░░ and friends in the ░░░░░░░░ movement we re talking ░░░░░░░░ things like the national ░░░░░░░░ vote I m proud ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Maryland ░░░░░░░░ the first state to ░░░░░░░░ the compact 172 electoral ░░░░░░░░ are in place for ░░░░░░░░ national popular vote compact ░░░░░░░░ wish I could say ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ have another election where ░░░░░░░░ person loses the popular ░░░░░░░░ but wins the White ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ can say that.”