New York Governor Kathy Hochul has urged the abolishment of the Electoral College, arguing that it unfairly amplifies the voting power of less populated states and undermines the principle of 'one person, one vote'.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has called for the end of the Electoral College , saying the system that elects the U.S. president is outdated, convoluted and unfair. I strongly believe that the people of New York state and the United States of America should and must have their votes count equally, and that the popular vote should prevail, she said in Albany on Tuesday.Hochul called the U.S.
Constitution, which enshrines the Electoral College system, a living document that was designed to be adapted as future generations and circumstances and times require. Presidential candidates are spending disproportionate amounts of time in a few swing states that have outsized influence, rather than reaching out to the entire U.S.Unfairly, less populated states have outsized influence, and in effect, the votes of their residents count more than the residents of a state like New York, she said. Consider that a single elector in Wyoming — no offense to Wyoming — represents 200,000 residents and in New York, an elector like you represents 700,000. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has demanded the end of the Electoral College, saying it gives less populated states an outsized influence in choosing the next president.The Electoral College has faced increasing scrutiny in recent years. Since 2000, two presidential candidates who didn’t win the popular vote were declared the election’s winner, at least in part because of the Electoral College vote. Those candidates were George W. Bush in 2000 and Three Democratic senators introduced a bill on Monday that would amend the Constitution so that the popular vote elects the president, not the Electoral College.On Ja
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