ABOLISH the Electoral College? Why legal scholar behind efforts now says it could BACKFIRE

Democrats' sweeping midterm election victories could open a doorway to replace America's Electoral College system under a long-discussed agreement called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which ensures the candidate who wins the popular vote assumes office.Legal scholar Akhil Amar, one of the minds behind the agreement, tells Jacob Soboroff that while the Electoral College is flawed, this is a moment to "go slow and carefully consider" an alternate election process. "If the idea is equality we're going to need a uniform system of administration and here's another concern. Do you want Donald Trump or any incumbent president in charge of that system?" he said.