Republicans have ripped Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for calling the Electoral College a racist “scam” that favors mostly white and rural states at the expense of those with large minority populations.
The 29-year-old freshman lawmaker wants to eliminate the current system in favor of electing the president through the popular vote, which would shift power to more populated states, such as Ocasio-Cortez’s New York.
Midwestern states like Michigan and Wisconsin — now much sought-after swing states — and smaller states such as Iowa would have less of an impact on elections, as Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst pointed out, Fox News reported.
“Actually @AOC, eliminating the Electoral College would silence our voices here in Iowa and in many other states across the country,” the Republican senator tweeted on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old freshman lawmaker wants to eliminate the current system in favor of electing the president through the popular vote, which would shift power to more populated states, such as Ocasio-Cortez’s New York.
Midwestern states like Michigan and Wisconsin — now much sought-after swing states — and smaller states such as Iowa would have less of an impact on elections, as Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst pointed out, Fox News reported.
“Actually @AOC, eliminating the Electoral College would silence our voices here in Iowa and in many other states across the country,” the Republican senator tweeted on Wednesday.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) by Dimitri Rodriguez is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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