YET AGAIN --- THE U-S
WILL SOON HAVE A
PRESIDENT WHO RECEIVED
FEWER VOTES THAN HIS
OPPONENT DID. THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS A
FRUSTRATING SYSTEM FOR
MANY AND NOW
THERE'S A PUSH IN NEW
MEXICO AND NATIONWIDE TO
SCRAP IT. NEWS 13'S ALEX
GOLDSMITH REPORTS.
JESSICA, THE PROPOSAL IS
A WORKAROUND THAT WOULD
GIVE THE ELECTION TO
WHOEVER WINS THE POPULAR
VOTE. BUT THE IDEA HAS
ITS OPPONENTS.
5 I will be president
for all americans 7
TUESDAY'S ELECTION UPSET
A LOT OF PEOPLE ....
"not my president"
NOT JUST BECAUSE DONALD
TRUMP WON.... BUT
BECAUSE HILLARY CLINTON
WON THE POPULAR VOTE
OVERALL ... SHE JUST
DIDN'T WIN ENOUGH
ELECTORAL VOTES. IT'S
THE SAME SITUATION WE
SAW IN 2000 WHEN AL GORE
GOT MORE VOTES.... BUT
GEORGE W. BUSH WON THE
WHITE HOUSE. EVEN OUR
PRESIDENT-ELECT DOESN'T
LIKE THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
57 I would rather see it
where you went with
simple votes... you get
100 million votes and
someone else gets 90
million votes and you
win. 1:06
4:59 I don't think
anyone can name a race
or election where if you
come in second you're
the winner 5:06
THAT'S ALBUQUERQUE
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MIMI
STEWART WHO'S A BACKER
OF AN INTERSTATE DEAL TO
SWITCH TO THE POPULAR
VOTE. SINCE STATES CAN
CHOOSE HOW THEY ASSIGN
ELECTORAL VOTES.....
UNDER THE AGREEMENT...
4:49 they will use their
electors from the
electoral college to
vote for the person who
actually gets the most
votes 4:59
SO FAR TEN STATES AND
WASHINGTON D-C HAVE
SIGNED
ON.... ALTHOUGH THE DEAL
DOESN'T KICK IN UNTIL
STATES REPRESENTING AT
LEAST 270 ELECTORAL
VOTES SIGN ON. STEWART
TRIED THE IDEA IN 2009
AND GOT IT THROUGH THE
HOUSE BUT NOT THE
SENATE. SHE SAYS SHE'LL
LIKELY TRY IT AGAIN AT
NEXT YEAR'S SESSION. BUT
THE BILL ALREADY HAS
OPPOSITION.
11:39 We have more say
in electing a president
in New Mexico than we
would under this new
system 11:43
ALBUQUERUQE REPUBLICAN
SENATOR MARK MOORES
ISN'T A FAN.... WORRYING
CANDIDATES WOULD JUST
STICK TO THE NATION'S
LARGEST STATES IF THE
POPULAR VOTE DECIDED THE
PRESIDENCY.
11:32 I don't want to
live in a country or
state where I'm always
looking to NY and CA for
everything 11:36
STEWART DISAGREES.
8:12 The presidential
strategy really has to
be you go everywhere
because your votes are
everywhere 8:16
IF THE LEGISLATURE O-
K'S SIGNING ON TO THE
DEAL... GOVERNOR
MARTINEZ WOULD HAVE TO
APPROVE IT. WE ASKED HER
OFFICE WHERE SHE STANDS
ON THE ISSUE... BUT
DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE.
BACK TO YOU.
OKAY ALEX. THERE HAVE
BEEN FIVE TIMES IN U-S
HISTORY WHERE THE WINNER
OF THE POPULAR VOTE WAS
NOT ELECTED PRESIDENT.
