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Edward Markey: “We have to abolish the Electoral College.”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 18:30

And that is something that I have been introducing as legislation and absolutely believe is essential to ensuring a true demolishment, true democracy in our country. And it's why We have to abolish the Electoral College. And we are why we need a constitutional amendment to abolish Citizens United as a decision in our country that's allowing for all of this stock money to flood into the politics of our nation. (18:30–18:33)

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