The Electoral College vs Popular Vote
29 April 2016
Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, discusses an effort underway by some state legislatures to essentially eliminate the Electoral College, which states have already joined the national popular vote plan, and what's wrong with it.
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