CNN Misleads in Reporting on James Madison and the Electoral College

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 CNN Misleads in Reporting on James Madison and the Electoral College
by Carrie Sheffield on March 21, 2019
 
CNN’s New Day misleadingly suggested that founding father James Madison was diametrically opposed to the Electoral College, but the network left out key facts about the truth on Madison’s views.

“You won’t believe who really hated the Electoral College probably even more than Elizabeth Warren,” said CNN anchor Erica Hill. “Here’s a hint: it’s a man who wore a wig and helped write the constitution.”

“Radical left-wing fantasy?” “Or as American as apple pie?”

“The Electoral College has been debated since the days of James Madison, who called it ‘evil.,’” CNN tweeted from its official account. “So could it actually be abolished? @JohnAvlon explores that in today’s #RealityCheck.”

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