Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., found some common ground with President Trump on Tuesday after she came across an old tweet where he referred to the Electoral College as a "disaster
"During the 2012 election between President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney, Trump took to Twitter to express his frustration with the Electoral College
 "The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy," Trump tweeted. In that election, Obama won with 332 electoral votes over Romney's 206
 Trump had endorsed Romney ahead of the election. AOC PLAYS WITH A PENGUIN - AND SOCIAL MEDIA GOES CRAZY Now, the president backs the Electoral College following his 2016 victory
 Ocasio-Cortez seized on the old tweet. "I’m so glad the President and I agree that the Electoral College has got to go," the congresswoman reacted
 Last week, the "Squad" member called the Electoral College a "scam" to her Instagram followers and suggested there was a racial component that negatively affected voters of color
 "The Electoral College has a racial injustice breakdown," Ocasio-Cortez said. "Due to severe racial disparities in certain states, the Electoral College effectively weighs white voters over voters of color, as opposed to a 'one person, one vote' system where all our votes are counted equally
" CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP She went on to blast the argument that the Electoral College gives rural states a "fair shake
" "Could you image if we had this kind democracy-altering 'fairness' provision for literally any other group?" she asked
 "If we weighed, for example, black and indigenous voters more because of unfairness?"  
