Tag: Electoral College

Op-Ed: Why the Electoral College Should be Abolished

Op-Ed: Why the Electoral College Should be Abolished

Five candidates have won the popular vote and lost the election in American history: Andrew Jackson in 1824, Samuel Tilden in 1876, Grover Cleveland in 1888, Al Gore in 2000, and Hillary Clinton in 2016. This is a problem because it eliminates the democratic principle that the candidate with the most support from the people […]

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