Trump Lauds Electoral College, Calls It 'Genius'

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to defend the Electoral College which has come under fire the past week since Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.

Politicians and voters alike are calling for the elimination of the Electoral College, though Trump echoed Rush Limbaugh's comments that he would have won the popular vote, if he needed to.

If the election were based on total popular vote I would have campaigned in N.Y. Florida and California and won even bigger and more easily

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2016

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

As it stands, Clinton leads the popular vote by roughly 800,000 votes with votes still being counted in some places.

It's an about-face for Trump who took to Twitter four years ago to give his then opinion on the Electoral College.

The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012

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