Subscribe to Receive the Daily Report

Friday, September 25th, 2020

61% of Americans Support Abolishing Electoral College

Author:     Megan Brenan
Source:     The Gallup Organization
Publication Date:     SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
 Link: 61% of Americans Support Abolishing Electoral College
Stephan:   I agree with this poll's conclusions. The Electoral College was created to resolve a struggle between the slave and non-slave owning states and should be abolished. The election should be determined by popular vote.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • 61% prefer amending Constitution to use popular vote to elect president
  • 89% of Democrats, 23% of Republicans favor popular vote
  • Democrats’ preference for popular vote highest in two decades

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heading into the 2020 presidential election, three in five Americans favor amending the U.S. Constitution to replace the Electoral College with a popular vote system, marking a six-percentage point uptick since April 2019. This preference for electing the president based on who receives the most votes nationwide is driven by 89% of Democrats and 68% of independents. Far fewer Republicans, 23%, share this view, as 77% of them support keeping the current system in which the candidate with the most votes in the Electoral College wins the election.Americans Favor Using Popular Vote to Elect PresidentThinking for a moment about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer — to amend the Constitution so the candidate who receives the most total votes nationwide wins the election, or to keep the current system, in which the candidate who wins the most […]

Read the Full Article

1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 1:52 am

    I totally agree with you, Stephan; the electoral college is not democratic and has no valid place in our society.