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DNC Chairman Tom Perez Isn’t Quite Clear On The Constitution

Emily Zanotti

Despite being the head of a major political party, and charged with leading that party to victory in major national elections, DNC Chairman Tom Perez does not appear to understand precisely how the American electoral system actually works, nor where the guidelines for such elections appear.

In a Tuesday evening lecture to the Indiana University School of Law, Perez claimed the Electoral College does not appear anywhere in the Constitution and is merely a figment of American tradition designed to dash the hopes of would-be First Women Presidents.

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