Mills said she understood both sides of the argument when it came to the compact, simultaneously claiming that such a measure would diminish Maine's influence in presidential elections... while also agreeing that the possibility of a future presidential election being decided that disregards voters' preferences would be unfair.
Absent a ranked choice voting circumstance, it seems to me that the person who wins the most votes should become the president," Mills said in a statement justifying her decision.
Such elections have happened twice in the 21st century alone - in 2000, despite Democrat Al Gore winning more votes, Republican George W. Bush won the presidency, and in 2016, Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton, despite losing the popular vote by millions of ballots.
"We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, [and] representatives," Raskin said.
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