We must "eliminate the electoral college"

NOTNew York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the US Socialist Democrats, calls for the abolition of the Electoral College, which she calls "a shadow of power from the United States." slavery".

"It is high time to eliminate the Electoral College, a shadow of the power of slavery on America today that undermines our country as a democratic republic," tweeted this 28 year old man on Twitter.

Journalist Ocasio-Cortez told journalist Julia Ioffe on Twitter: "We are a country where two presidents who have lost the popular vote have now placed four judges in the Supreme Court. Democracy in action. "

Ioffe was referring to President Trump and former President George W. Bush, who both lost the popular vote in a presidential poll, but won the electoral college vote. Bush won the popular vote when he was re-elected in 2004.

Bush appointed John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Both have been confirmed and are still in use today.

In his first two years in office, Trump saw his two Supreme Court candidates, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, also join the High Court.