The worst attack on the Electoral College: Pretending every vote doesn't count

Published March 22, 2019 5:51pm ET



Colleges are under attack today, with the recent admissions scandal triggering charges of inequity in the college admissions process. But Democrats are on the warpath about a particular college, the Electoral College, arguing that it advances its own brand of unfairness.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is the latest critic, saying earlier this week: “My view is that every vote matters … and that means get rid of the Electoral College and everybody counts.” Another candidate, South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, agreed. Beto O’Rourke said he saw “a lot of wisdom in that.” Democrats are apparently not content to eliminate economic inequality through their expensive Green New Deal, but also want to pack the Supreme Court and close the Electoral College to remove constitutional barriers to their blue progressive goals.

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