Walz Says The Electoral College ‘needs To Go’

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 8:30am

Gov. Tim Walz “called for abolishing the Electoral College as a means of electing American presidents, reiterating a position he has articulated in the past while he and Vice President Kamala Harris are in the heat of a campaign for the White House,” the New York Times reports. “Twice during campaign fund-raisers on the West Coast, Mr.

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