What getting rid of the Electoral College would actually do | Analysis by CillizzaCNN
"My view is that every vote matters and the way we can make that happen is that we can have national voting and that means get rid of the Electoral College -- and every vote counts," the Massachusetts Democrat said, to raucous applause from the audience . .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! How realistic is what Warren is proposing? And how much -- really -- would it change how candidates campaign for the nation's top job? To get some answers, I reached out to Sanford Levinson, a constitutional law expert and professor at the University of Texas Law School .Our conversation, conducted via email and lightly edited for flow, is below.Cillizza: Warren said she favors abolishing the Electoral College to make"every vote matter.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for getting rid of the Electoral College systemDiscussions over whether to change the Electoral college process sprout up every presidential election cycle.
Read more »
Warren backs plan to get rid of the Electoral College'My view is that every vote matters... and every vote counts.': Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she would back a plan to do away with the Electoral College.
Read more »
Opinion | Abolish the filibuster and the electoral collegeTo change the country, we need to fundamentally change how government works.
Read more »
Warren calls for scrapping U.S. electoral college in 2020 televised town hallSenator Elizabeth Warren, one of more than a dozen Democrats vying for the 2020 ...
Read more »
Elizabeth Warren says she wants to remove Electoral College for 'every vote to matter''My view is that every vote matters,' Warren said. 'And the way we can make that happen is that we can have national voting and that means get rid of the Electoral College and every vote counts.'
Read more »
New Colorado law will give state's electoral college votes to national popular vote winnerColorado could be part of voting history next general election day, joining 11 other states looking to ensure that their electoral college votes echo the will of the American majority to elect the next president.
Read more »
Eagle drama, Electoral College, T-shirt cannon crime: News from around our 50 states
Read more »