A group of Democratic senators on Tuesday introduced a measure to do away with the Electoral College, picking up on a talking point that has caught fire in the 2020 Democratic presidential field. WHY DEMOCRATS WANT TO ABOLISH ELECTORAL COLLEGE, PACK SUPREME COURTThe Electoral College has been the focus of renewed Democratic criticism in the wake of President Trump's 2016 win. While he defeated Hillary Clinton in the electoral vote, he lost the popular vote by 2.9 million ballots. “The Electoral College has distorted the outcome of elections and disenfranchised millions of voters, and I think that’s wrong. “Let’s abolish the electoral college,” O’Rourke said.

Source: Fox News April 02, 2019 16:18 UTC