"I think [the Electoral College] needs to be eliminated ... I'd like to see us move beyond it, yes," Hillary Clinton said to CNN's Anderson Cooper Wednesday. Clinton writes in her new book "What Happened" that "the godforsaken Electoral College" is one of the factors that led to her 2016 election loss — when she won the popular vote but lost the election.
Clinton has been consistent in this position, calling for America to rid itself of the Electoral College following the 2000 election.
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Stocks took a hit on Wednesday, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrials Average and Nasdaq dropping more than 3% across the board.
Why it matters: The volatility is a break from the stock market grinding higher in the face of spiking coronavirus cases, a stalling economy and gridlocked negotiations over an additional stimulus package.
The probable path of Zeta, per the National Hurricane Center. Photo: NHC/NOAA
Zeta strengthened on Wednesday afternoon, on track to make landfall along the southeastern coast of Louisiana by the afternoon as a "significant" Category 2 hurricane, per the National Hurricane Center.
The state of play: Zeta is producing 100-mph maximum sustained winds and stronger gusts. The storm is gaining strength as it heads northeastward at 20 mph. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) requested a pre-landfall Emergency Declaration in a letter to President Trump on Tuesday.