"The Electoral College was shown in that moment to be all downside and no upside, unless you're a Republican who thinks it'll always help your side win. It is a clearly broken institution that makes no sense in the 21st century and can't even accomplish the one thing it was supposed to do."
"Moving to a popular vote system would require three-quarters of state legislatures to pass a constitutional amendment dismantling the Electoral College, a system that gives many states much more representation than they would get in a popular vote system."
"There is no way to pass meaningful democratic reforms that would make the government better reflect the will of the people, because the Supreme Court's strong conservative majority will rule anything as unconstitutional if it weakens the GOP."
The Electoral College was designed to prevent demagogues from becoming president but failed in the 2016 election, leading to Donald Trump's victory. It is viewed as a broken system that does not reflect the will of the people. Abolishing it would require a constitutional amendment, which is unlikely due to the disproportionate representation it provides to certain states. Additionally, recent Supreme Court rulings against proportional representation for racial minorities further hinder democratic reforms, as the conservative majority is likely to oppose changes that weaken the GOP's power.
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