New Law Would Prevent Trump's Electoral College Victory

Trump supporters watch on TV as  John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, consoles her supporters on Election Night. Under a new proposed system of allocating Electoral College votes, it appears Clinton would have captured the presidency. (Reuters/Mike Segar)

By    |   Tuesday, 26 February 2019 07:48 PM EST ET

Colorado is set to join 12 other states that are pushing for a change in Electoral College voting that would have kept Donald J. Trump from winning the presidency in 2016.

The new Colorado law automatically commits a state’s Electoral College votes to whichever candidate wins the national popular vote -- regardless of how voters in the state actually cast their ballots for the winning candidate.

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Colorado is set to join 12 other states that are pushing for a change in Electoral College voting that would have kept Donald J. Trump from winning the presidency in 2016.The new Colorado law automatically commits a state's Electoral College votes to whichever candidate...
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