Donald Trump is becoming totally unhinged from reality and the last shred of sanity he might have had left is almost gone. Today, the president has already sent out several frenzied tweets that are extremely concerning — but a group of them are raising more eyebrows and concerns.
This morning, Trump weighed in on an issue that the Democrats are taking up: Whether or not to get rid of the electoral college. As we saw in the 2016 election, the electoral college is precisely why America is in the terrible position it’s in now — Trump lost the popular vote by millions and it was only thanks to the electoral college that he was able to steal the presidency from Hillary Clinton.
Terrified that this could happen again, Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the ending of the electoral college during a CNN town hall earlier this week. Many others agree — Mayor Pete Buttigieg recently said it “needs to go,” and Beto O’Rourke said there was “a lot of wisdom” in the idea. Even Trump agreed in 2012 when he called the electoral college “a disaster for a democracy.”
The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012
But of course, Trump has changed his mind since his election win. This morning, he trashed the popular vote and said that the electoral college is “far better for the U.S.A.” — likely because he knows that without it, he wouldn’t have won.
Campaigning for the Popular Vote is much easier & different than campaigning for the Electoral College. It’s like training for the 100 yard dash vs. a marathon. The brilliance of the Electoral College is that you must go to many States to win. With the Popular Vote, you go to….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2019
….just the large States – the Cities would end up running the Country. Smaller States & the entire Midwest would end up losing all power – & we can’t let that happen. I used to like the idea of the Popular Vote, but now realize the Electoral College is far better for the U.S.A.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2019
Trump also praised the electoral college after he won the 2016 election:
The Electoral College is actually genius in that it brings all states, including the smaller ones, into play. Campaigning is much different!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2016
Campaigning to win the Electoral College is much more difficult & sophisticated than the popular vote. Hillary focused on the wrong states!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2016
Trump is trashing democracy and our voting system right before our eyes. He has never been more dangerous — and yet the GOP continues to look the other way!
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