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Durbin, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Commitee, said the present system “disenfranchises millions of Americans.” “In 2000, before the general election, I introduced a bipartisan resolution to amend the Constitution and abolish the Electoral College,” he continued. “Istill believe today that it’s time to retire this 18th century invention.” Welch added: “Our democracy is at its strongest when everyone’s voice is heard — and right now our elections aren’t as representative as they should be because of the outdated and flawed Electoral College.” ‘Their proposal would not have had any bearing on the outcome this year, however, given that Trump and Vance also won the popular vote, scoring 77,300,739 ballots to 75,014,534 for Harris and Walz. But that gap is, relatively speaking, much narrower than the 82-point difference between their respective Electoral College scores.