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Elizabeth Warren -- My goal is to get elected—but I plan to be the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College. I want my second term to be elected by direct vote. (twitter.com)
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– DisgustedByMisleadia 9 points ago +9 / -0

In the extremely unlikely event Warren is elected, it's even less likely she will be able to institute a popular vote for President.

It would require a Constitutional Amendment to eliminate the Electoral College. That means that 3/4ths of states must ratify the Amendment: 38 states.

Put another way: if 13 states refuse to ratify the Amendment, it won't happen. Can you come up with a list of 13 states that would be very unlikely to do so?

A hint: 29 state legislatures are currently controlled by Republicans. 2 more are split.

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– oldcat007 2 points ago +2 / -0

This is only if they are acting under the law, which they have increasingly shown that they don't believe in.

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