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Steve Clark: Democrats need to branch out

Democrats, having failed to win under the existing rules, want to do away with the Electoral College and elect the president by nationwide popular vote.

I suggest they must also do away with the Senate and rename the country the United State of America, because clearly they think that the states don’t matter.

I think that instead of changing the Constitution, the Democratic Party should reform itself to appeal to parts of the country outside the big cities.

Steve Clark

Cary

This story was originally published December 31, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Steve Clark: Democrats need to branch out."

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