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Democrats are Waging War Against Tradition and the Constitution

By Victor Davis Hanson
Thursday, August 13 2020

Several of the 2020 Democratic primary candidates favored the abolishment of the Electoral College. Or, as once-confident candidate Elizabeth Warren put it, "I plan to be the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College." Furor over the Electoral College among the left arose from the 2000 and 2016 elections. Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, respectively, won the popular votes. But, like three earlier presidents, they lost the Electoral College voting – and with it the presidency. The Founding Fathers saw a purpose in the Electoral College. It ensured that…

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