Barbara Boxer rips Electoral College to shreds: We have a system where the winner can lose [View all]

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) this week said that she intended to abolish the Electoral College because it was a “system where the winner can lose.”

“The presidency is the only office in America where the candidate who wins the most votes can still lose the election,” Boxer explained during a speech on Wednesday from the Senate floor. “Right now, Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote is 2.3 million votes. It is expected that she’ll win by more than 2.7 million votes.

Boxer reminded her Republican colleagues that Donald Trump a “disaster for a democracy” in 2012. Under the system, candidates must win enough states to obtain 270 electoral votes, which gives more power to voters in swing states.

“Political science experts agree that too many Americans feel their vote doesn’t count,” she said.