Poll shows 61% of Americans favor abolishing the electoral college, but it may not be so simple
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 21, 2021, 2:18pm EST
Five weeks of recounts and election-related lawsuits have rekindled a long-smoldering debate over whether the electoral college should be abolished. Advocates tell
Kane In Your Corner a national popular vote would restore faith in the system. But a respected historian cautions the electoral college makes our election system more stable.
Scott Drexel of the National Popular Vote Campaign believes the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election is Exhibit A in why the current electoral college system has outlived its usefulness.