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On the recordJuly 27, 2021
We got to try to make this rather antiquated system work in more responsive way, because with Donald Trump and the fanatics following him now, they basically view the Electoral College as a collection of bobby traps that they`re going to try to exploit in order to defeat the will of the majority, and we have to make sure that`s not going to happen.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Jamie Raskin discusses the need to reform the Electoral College to prevent exploitation by those who undermine the democratic process.

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