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Walz says Electoral College ‘needs to go’ at California fundraiser

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By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the Electoral College “needs to go,” while acknowledging “that’s not the world we live in,” during a campaign fundraiser in California on Tuesday, according to a pool report. “I think all of us know the Electoral College needs to go.

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  1. Townhall

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Tim Walz Says Electoral College ‘Needs To Go’ During Fundraiser With Gavin Newsom (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz said that the Electoral College “needs to go” during a Tuesday fundraiser, Politico reported.

  3. New York Post

    Tim Walz says the Electoral College ‘needs to go’ as Democrats fear 2016 repeat (opens New York Post)

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    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz argued Tuesday that the US needs to do away with the Electoral College as Democrats worry about a repeat of 2016 that would see the Harris-Walz campaign winning the popular vote but not the presidency.

  4. Fox News

    Tim Walz calls for elimination of Electoral College at California fundraiser, says 'it needs to go' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday called for eliminating the Electoral College, which would require major a constitutional change, during a fundraiser.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Walz says Electoral College ‘needs to go’ at California fundraiser (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the Electoral College “needs to go,” while acknowledging “that’s not the world we live in,” during a campaign fundraiser in California on Tuesday, according to a pool report. “I think all of us know the Electoral College needs to go.

  6. The Washington Free Beacon

    Harris Campaign Walks Back ‘Knucklehead’ Tim Walz's Call To Eliminate Electoral College (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The Harris campaign walked back Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s Tuesday claim that the Electoral College “needs to go,” saying that it is not an official campaign position.

  7. The Guardian

    Harris campaign distances itself from Tim Walz remarks that electoral college ‘needs to go’ – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    Spokesman says campaign is not adopting electoral college change as a policy after Democratic VP nominee expresses support for national popular vote

  8. Washington Examiner

    Tim Walz calls for Electoral College to be abolished (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Gov. Tim Walz said the Electoral College "needs to go" during a fundraiser in Sacramento, California, with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

  9. Legal Insurrection

    Tim Walz at Fundraiser: The 'Electoral College Needs to Go' (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "We need, we need national popular vote, but that’s not the world we live in."

  10. Washington Times

    Walz says Electoral College ‘needs to go’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said America must do away with the Electoral College and use a popular vote to elect the president.

  11. Breitbart News

    Tim Walz, Raising Cash with Gavin Newsom, Pushes for End to Electoral College (opens Breitbart News)

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    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for the abolition of the Electoral College at a fundraiser with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in Sacramento.

  12. CBS News

    Walz says "Electoral College needs to go," but campaign says that (opens CBS News)

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    "I think all of us know the electoral college needs to go," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said. "But that's not the world we live in."

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