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Fri May 17, 2019, 02:49 PM May 2019

South Carolina GOP Asked to Defend the Electoral College

South Carolina GOP Asked to Defend the Electoral College

May 17, 2019 at 8:43 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 27 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/17/south-carolina-gop-asked-to-defend-the-electoral-college/

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“South Carolina Republicans on Saturday will be asked to take a stand for the Electoral College — the constitutional mechanism President Trump called ‘a disaster for a democracy’ four years before it cemented his White House win,” the Charleston Post & Courier reports.

“When an estimated 1,200 party faithful gather for their state convention near Columbia, they will consider a resolution urging state lawmakers ‘to preserve and defend the Electoral College,’ as the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact gains momentum in other states.”

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